Arabic edit

Etymology edit

From phono-semantic matching of Ancient Greek ἱστορία (historía), with the native Arabic سَطَرَ (saṭara, to write, to compose lines).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

أُسْطُورَة (ʔusṭūraf (plural أَسَاطِير (ʔasāṭīr))

  1. myth, fable, tale, legend, story especially full of embellishments

Declension edit

Descendants edit

  • Ottoman Turkish: اسطوره (ustura)
    • Turkish: ustura

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