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kasra

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 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/.

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noun

Meaning 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.

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History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

34 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: كَسْرَة (kasra) — in the Arabic script, the vowel point for "i" (kasra)
  • Azerbaijani: kəsrə — in the Arabic script, the vowel point for "i" (kasra)
  • Chinese Mandarin: 齊齒符 /齐齿符 (qíchǐfú) — in the Arabic script, the vowel point for "i" (kasra)
  • French: kasra — in the Arabic script, the vowel point for "i" (kasra)
  • German: Kasra — in the Arabic script, the vowel point for "i" (kasra)
  • Hindi: ज़ेर (zer) — in the Arabic script, the vowel point for "i" (kasra)
  • Hindi: कसरा (kasrā) — in the Arabic script, the vowel point for "i" (kasra)
  • Japanese: カスラ (kasura) — in the Arabic script, the vowel point for "i" (kasra)
  • Kazakh: кәсра (käsra) — in the Arabic script, the vowel point for "i" (kasra)
  • Korean: 카스라 (kaseura) — in the Arabic script, the vowel point for "i" (kasra)
  • Central Kurdish: ژێر (jêr) — in the Arabic script, the vowel point for "i" (kasra)
  • Northern Kurdish: kesre — in the Arabic script, the vowel point for "i" (kasra)
  • Malay: baris bawah — in the Arabic script, the vowel point for "i" (kasra)
  • Malay: baris di bawah — in the Arabic script, the vowel point for "i" (kasra)
  • Malay: kasrah — in the Arabic script, the vowel point for "i" (kasra)
  • Pashto: کسره (kasrá) — in the Arabic script, the vowel point for "i" (kasra)
  • Persian: زیر (zēr) — in the Arabic script, the vowel point for "i" (kasra)
  • Persian: کَسْرَه (kasra) — in the Arabic script, the vowel point for "i" (kasra)
  • Dari: زیر (zēr) — in the Arabic script, the vowel point for "i" (kasra)
  • Dari: کَسْرَه (kasra) — in the Arabic script, the vowel point for "i" (kasra)
  • Iranian Persian: زیر (zir) — in the Arabic script, the vowel point for "i" (kasra)
  • Iranian Persian: کَسْرِه (kasre) — in the Arabic script, the vowel point for "i" (kasra)
  • Russian: ка́сра (kásra) — in the Arabic script, the vowel point for "i" (kasra)
  • Russian: кя́сра (kjásra) — in the Arabic script, the vowel point for "i" (kasra)
  • Sundanese: jéér — in the Arabic script, the vowel point for "i" (kasra)
  • Tajik: касра (kasra) — in the Arabic script, the vowel point for "i" (kasra)
  • Tajik: зер (zer) — in the Arabic script, the vowel point for "i" (kasra)
  • Turkish: kesra — in the Arabic script, the vowel point for "i" (kasra)
  • Turkish: esre — in the Arabic script, the vowel point for "i" (kasra)
  • Ottoman Turkish: كسره (kesre) — in the Arabic script, the vowel point for "i" (kasra)
  • Urdu: زیر (zer) — in the Arabic script, the vowel point for "i" (kasra)
  • Urdu: کَسْرَہ (kasra) — in the Arabic script, the vowel point for "i" (kasra)
  • Uzbek: kasra — in the Arabic script, the vowel point for "i" (kasra)
  • Uzbek: zer — in the Arabic script, the vowel point for "i" (kasra)