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kasra in Arabic

كَسْرَة kasra

kasra in Arabic: كَسْرَة (kasra). In English, kasra means in Arabic script, the vowel point for "i", appearing as a small diagonal line placed below a letter ( ـِ ) and designating a short i /i/. If the Arabic letter ي (yāʔ) immediately follows, it indicates a long ī /iː/.

Arabic words for kasra

in the Arabic script, the vowel point for "i" (kasra)
كَسْرَة kasra

English meaning of kasra

  1. noun In Arabic script, the vowel point for "i", appearing as a small diagonal line placed below a letter ( ـِ ) and designating a short i /i/. If the Arabic letter ي (yāʔ) immediately follows, it indicates a long ī /iː/.
  2. noun In Iranian Persian ـِ represents the vowel /e/. If the letter ـی immediately follows it represents the diphthong /ej/. This usage differs from other Arabic script languages and from classical Persian, in which the diphthong /ej/ did not occur.

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Questions about kasra in Arabic

What is the meaning of kasra in Arabic?
Kasra in Arabic is كَسْرَة (kasra).
ما معنى كلمة kasra؟
Kasra: كَسْرَة (kasra).
What does kasra mean in English?
Kasra means in Arabic script, the vowel point for "i", appearing as a small diagonal line placed below a letter ( ـِ ) and designating a short i /i/. If the Arabic letter ي (yāʔ) immediately follows, it indicates a long ī /iː/.

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