خضرا
Hijazi Arabic
| Root |
|---|
| خ ض ر |
| 1 term |
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /xadˤ.ra/
Noun
خَضْرا • (ḵaḍra) f (plural خَضْرات (ḵaḍrāt))
Adjective
خَضْرا • (ḵaḍra) (feminine plural خَضْرات (ḵaḍrāt))
Ottoman Turkish
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic خَضْرَاء (ḵaḍrāʔ).
Adjective
خضرا • (hazrâ)
- Arabic feminine singular and nonhuman plural of اخضر (ahzar, “green”)
References
- Redhouse, James W. (1890) “خضرا”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 852
Persian
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic خَضْرَاء (ḵaḍrāʔ), feminine singular of أَخْضَر (ʔaḵḍar).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /xaz.ˈɾaː/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [xäz.ɾɑː]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [xæz.ɹɒː]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [χäz.ɾɔ]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | xazrā |
| Dari reading? | xazrā |
| Iranian reading? | xazrâ |
| Tajik reading? | xazro |
Adjective
| Dari | خضرا |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | хазро |
خضرا • (xazrâ)
- (reserved for feminine or nonhuman plural nouns) green
Further reading
- Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “خضرا”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim