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kasre

kasre noun: the diacritical mark ـِ (-e) used in the Persian script to denote the short vowel sound e, analogically to Arabic kasra.

Noun

kasre (plural kasres)

  1. The diacritical mark ـِ (-e) used in the Persian script to denote the short vowel sound e, analogically to Arabic kasra.
    Synonyms:
    zir

Synonyms of kasre

Forms of kasre

pluralkasres

Origin of kasre

Borrowed from Persian کَسْرِه (kasre).

Questions about kasre

What does kasre mean?
Kasre means the diacritical mark ـِ (-e) used in the Persian script to denote the short vowel sound e, analogically to Arabic kasra.
What part of speech is kasre?
Kasre is a noun.
What is the plural of kasre?
The plural of kasre is kasres.

Words near kasre in the dictionary

  1. Kasprzyks
  2. kasra
  3. kasrah
  4. kasrahs
  5. kasras
  6. kasre
  7. kasres
  8. Kass
  9. Kassab
  10. kassabah
  11. kassabahs

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