آهنربا

Persian

Etymology

From (âhan, “iron”) +‎ (robâ, “robbing, attracting”).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ʔaː.ˈhan.ɾu.ˈbaː/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɑː.ɦǽn.ɾʊ.bɑ́ː]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔɑːǽnɾʊ.bɑ́ː]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔɔːǽnɾu.bɔ́ː]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɒː.ɦǽn.ɹo.bɒ́ː]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɔ.ɦǽn.ɾu.bɔ́]

Readings
Classical reading^?	āhánrubā́
Dari reading^?	āhanrubā
Iranian reading^?	âhanrobâ
Tajik reading^?	ohanrubo

Noun

آهنربا • (âhanrobâ) (plural آهنرباها (âhanrobâhâ))

magnet

Further reading

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