استعاره

See also: استعارة and استعارہ

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic اِسْتِعَارَة (istiʕāra).

Pronunciation

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

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

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

  1. metaphor
  2. (archaic) borrowing
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