استعاره

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic اِسْتِعَارَة (istiʕāra).

Pronunciation

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  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [ʔɪs.t̪ʰe̞.ʔɑː.ɾǽ]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [ʔɪs.t̪ʰi.jɑː.ɾǽ]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [ʔis.t̪ʰi.jɔː.ɾǽ]

Readings
Classical reading? isti'āra
Dari reading? iste'āra
Iranian reading? este'âre
Tajik reading? isteʾora

Noun

استعاره • (este'âre) (plural استعاره‌ها (este'âre-hâ) or استعارات (este'ârât))

  1. metaphor
  2. (archaic) borrowing
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