متقارب

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مُتَقَارِب (mutaqārib).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [mu.ta.qɑː.ˈɾiβ]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mʊ.t̪ʰä.qɑː.ɾɪ́b]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mʊ.t̪ʰä.qɑː.ɾɪ́b]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [mʊ.t̪ʰä.qɑː.ɾɪ́b]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [mu.t̪ʰä.qɔː.ɾíb̥]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [mo.t̪ʰæ.ʁɒː.ɹéb̥]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [mu.t̪ʰä.qɔ.ɾíb]

Readings
Classical reading?	mutaqāriḇ
Dari reading?	mutaqārib
Iranian reading?	motağâreb
Tajik reading?	mutaqorib

Adjective

متقارب • (motaqâreb)

1. convergent

Noun

متقارب • (motaqâreb)

1. Short for بحر متقارب (bahr-e motaqâreb): a poetic meter associated with heroic epic poems, which is [ ˘ – – ˘ – – ˘ – – ˘ – ] where [ ˘ ] marks short syllables and [ – ] marks long ones