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kasra meaning in Urdu

زیر zer

kasra in Urdu: زیر (zer), کَسْرَہ (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/.

Urdu words for kasra

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

What is the meaning of kasra in Urdu?
Kasra in Urdu is زیر (zer), کَسْرَہ (kasra).
kasra کا اردو میں کیا مطلب ہے؟
Kasra: زیر (zer), کَسْرَہ (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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