کربلا
Persian
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic كَرْبَلَاء (karbalāʔ), a compound of كَرْب (karb) + بَلَاء (balāʔ)[1]
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /kar.ba.ˈlaː/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [kʰäɾ.bä.lɑː]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [kʰʲæɹ.bæ.lɒː]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [kʰäɾ.bä.lɔ]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | karbalā |
| Dari reading? | karbalā |
| Iranian reading? | karbalâ |
| Tajik reading? | karbalo |
Proper noun
کربلا • (karbalā / karbalâ) (Tajik spelling Карбало)
- Karbala (a city in central Iraq, site of the murder of Husayn ibn Ali and major pilgrimage destination for Shiite Muslims)
References
- ^ al-Qummi, Ja'far ibn Qūlawayh (2008), Sayyid Mohsen al-Husaini al-Mīlāni, transl., Kāmil al-Ziyārāt, Shiabooks.ca Press, page 545