آگرا

Persian

Alternative forms

آگره (âgre)

Etymology

Ultimately derived from Sanskrit, possibly via Hindustani आगरा (āgrā). See Agra for more.

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ʔaːɡ.ˈɾaː/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɑːɡ.ɾɑː]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔɑːɡ.ɾɑː]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔɔːɡ.ɾɔː]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɒːɡʲ.ɹɒː]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɔɡ.ɾɔ]

Readings
Classical reading^?	āgrā
Dari reading^?	āgrā
Iranian reading^?	âgrâ
Tajik reading^?	ogro

Proper noun

آگرا • (âgrâ)

Agra (a large city, district, and division of Uttar Pradesh, India)

Further reading

Bulkin, Carleton (2012) “آگرا”, in Dari-English/English-Dari practical dictionary, 2nd edition, New York: Hippocrene Books, →ISBN, →LCCN, page 6
Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892) “آگره”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul