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kasra

kasra 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/.

Noun

kasra (plural kasras)

  1. 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. 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.

kasra meaning in Hindi, Urdu, Pashto and Arabic

kasra in Hindi

in the Arabic script, the vowel point for "i" (kasra)
ज़ेर zer, कसरा kasrā

kasra in Urdu

in the Arabic script, the vowel point for "i" (kasra)
زیر zer, کَسْرَہ kasra

kasra in Pashto

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

kasra in Arabic

in the Arabic script, the vowel point for "i" (kasra)
كَسْرَة kasra
More languagesFewer languages
kasra in Malay
baris bawah, baris di bawah, kasrah

Forms of kasra

pluralkasras
alternative formkasrah

Origin of kasra

Borrowed from Arabic كَسْرَة (kasra, “a breaking”), instance noun of the verb كَسَرَ (kasara, “to break”).

Questions about kasra

What does kasra mean?
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/.
What is kasra in Hindi?
Kasra in Hindi is ज़ेर (zer), कसरा (kasrā). See Kasra meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is kasra?
Kasra is a noun.
What is the plural of kasra?
The plural of kasra is kasras.

Words near kasra in the dictionary

  1. Kaspiysk
  2. Kasprzak
  3. Kasprzaks
  4. Kasprzyk
  5. Kasprzyks
  6. kasra
  7. kasrah
  8. kasrahs
  9. kasras
  10. kasre
  11. kasres

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