kasra

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English[edit]

A kasra

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Etymology[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

Examples

دِ (di) /di/.
دِي ()/diː/.

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 a fully vocalised Persian ـِ represents the vowel /e/ and is only used in front of ـی to represent a diphthong, so unmarked دی is /di/ but دِی with the diacritic is /dej/. This usage is different from Arabic.

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French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Arabic كَسْرَة (kasra).

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Noun[edit]

kasra m or f (plural kasras)

  1. kasra

Hungarian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

kas +‎ -ra

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˈkɒʃrɒ]
  • Hyphenation: kas‧ra

Noun[edit]

kasra

  1. sublative singular of kas