Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kasra

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.37 in modern English

Syllables: kas-ra
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Arabic

Word Breakdown

Root: كَسْرَة, ك س ر

Inflected Forms

kasras (plural) kasrah (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

fatha damma sukun shadda tashkil

Questions

What does kasra mean?: 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/.
Where does kasra come from?: It is traced to Arabic.

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