Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kasre

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: kasre
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian کَسْرِه (kasre).

Inflected Forms

kasres (plural)

Synonyms

zir

Questions

What does kasre mean?: The diacritical mark ـِ (-e) used in the Persian script to denote the short vowel sound e, analogically to Arabic kasra.
Where does kasre come from?: Borrowed from Persian کَسْرِه (kasre).

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