افسانہ

See also: افسانه

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian اَفْسَانَه (afsāna). Doublet of فَسانَہ (fasāna).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /əf.sɑː.nɑ(ː)/
  • Hyphenation: اَف‧سا‧نَہ

Noun

اَفْسانَہ • (afsānah) m (Hindi spelling अफ़साना or अफ़्साना)

  1. fable, legend, myth, romance
    Synonym: اُسطُورَہ (ustūra)
  2. tale, story
    Synonyms: کَہانی (kahānī), قِصَّہ (qissa), داسْتان (dāstān)

Declension

Declension of افسانہ
singular plural
direct اَفْسانَہ (afsānah) اَفْسانے (afsāne)
oblique اَفْسانے (afsāne) اَفْسانوں (afsānõ)
vocative اَفْسانے (afsāne) اَفْسانو (afsāno)

References

  • “افسانہ”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
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