عکس

See also: عكس and ع ك س

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic عَكْس (ʕaks).

Pronunciation

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• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʔaks]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔäks]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔäks]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔäks]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔäks]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔækʲs]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔäks]

Readings
Classical reading?	aks
Dari reading?	aks
Iranian reading?	aks
Tajik reading?	aks

Noun

Dari	عکس
Iranian Persian
Tajik	акс

عَکس • ('aks) (plural عکس‌ها ('aks-hâ))

1. photograph
2. reversed

Derived terms

• عکسی ('aksi)
• برعکس (bar'aks)

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian عکس ('aks), from Arabic عَكْس (ʕaks).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /(ʔ)əks/

Noun

عَکْس • ('aks) m (Hindi spelling अक्स)

1. reverse
2. inverse
3. counterpart
4. reflection
5. photograph
6. shadow
7. opposition

Related terms

• عکسی (aksī, “reflectional”)
• بر عکس (bar-aks, “opposite, conversely, contrariwise”)