ابتلا

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic اِبْتِلَاء (ibtilāʔ).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [ʔɪb.t̪ʰɪ.lɑː]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [ʔɪb.t̪ʰɪ.lɑː]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [ʔib.t̪ʰi.lɔː]

Readings
Classical reading? iḇtilā
Dari reading? ibtilā
Iranian reading? ebtelâ
Tajik reading? ibtilo

Noun

ابتلا • (ebtelâ)

  1. suffering, affliction

References

Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892) “ابتلا”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul

Urdu

Noun

اِبْتِلا • (ibtilā) f (Hindi spelling इब्तिला)

  1. infestation, misfortune, suffering, trial, ordeal
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