kasra meaning in Pashto
کسره kasrá
kasra in Pashto: کسره (kasrá). 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/.
Pashto words for kasra
- in the Arabic script, the vowel point for "i" (kasra)
- کسره kasrá
English meaning of 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 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 Pashto
- What is the meaning of kasra in Pashto?
- Kasra in Pashto is کسره (kasrá).
- kasra په پښتو کې څه معنی لري؟
- Kasra: کسره (kasrá).
- 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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