استثنا

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic اِسْتِثْنَاء (istiṯnāʔ).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʔis.tis.ˈnɑː]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɪs.t̪ʰɪs.nɑ́ː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɪs.t̪ʰɪs.nɑ́ː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔɪs.t̪ʰɪs.nɑ́ː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔis.t̪ʰis.nɔ́ː]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔes.t̪ʰes.nɒ́ː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔis.t̪ʰis.nɔ́]

Readings
Classical reading?	istisnā
Dari reading?	istisnā
Iranian reading?	estesnâ
Tajik reading?	istisno

Noun

استثنا • (estesnâ)

1. exception

Derived terms

• استثنائا (estesnâ'an, “exceptionally”)
• استثنایی (estesnâyi, “exceptional”)