Persian

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Etymology

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From Arabic اِثْنَا عَشَرَ (iṯnā ʕašara, twelve) +‎ ـی (-i).

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? isnā-'ašarī
Dari reading? isnā-'ašarī
Iranian reading? esnâ-'ašari
Tajik reading? isno-ʾašari

Adjective

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Dari اثناعشری
Iranian Persian
Tajik исноашарӣ

اثناعشری (esnâ-'ašari)

  1. (Islam) Twelver