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Meaning of kasra | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

  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 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.

Equivalents

العربية كسرة
Deutsch Kasra
Français kasra
日本語 かずら
한국어 카스라
Русский ка́сра кя́сра
Türkçe esre

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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