كسرة

Arabic

Etymology

Instance noun of the verb كَسَر‎ (kasar, “to break”), from the root ك س ر‎ (k-s-r).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kas.ra/

Noun

كَسْرَة • (kasra) f (plural كَسَرَات‎ (kasarāt))

1. (linguistics, grammar) kasra (a vowel in Arabic signifying an /i/ sound)

   Hypernym: حَرَكَة‎ (ḥaraka)

2. instance noun of كَسَرَ‎ (kasara)

Declension

Declension of noun كَسْرَة (kasra)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	كَسْرَة kasra	الْكَسْرَة‎ al-kasra	كَسْرَة kasrat
Nominative	كَسْرَةٌ kasratun	الْكَسْرَةُ‎ al-kasratu	كَسْرَةُ kasratu
Accusative	كَسْرَةً kasratan	الْكَسْرَةَ‎ al-kasrata	كَسْرَةَ kasrata
Genitive	كَسْرَةٍ kasratin	الْكَسْرَةِ‎ al-kasrati	كَسْرَةِ kasrati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	كَسْرَتَيْن‎ kasratayn	الْكَسْرَتَيْن‎ al-kasratayn	كَسْرَتَيْ‎ kasratay
Nominative	كَسْرَتَانِ‎ kasratāni	الْكَسْرَتَانِ‎ al-kasratāni	كَسْرَتَا‎ kasratā
Accusative	كَسْرَتَيْنِ‎ kasratayni	الْكَسْرَتَيْنِ‎ al-kasratayni	كَسْرَتَيْ‎ kasratay
Genitive	كَسْرَتَيْنِ‎ kasratayni	الْكَسْرَتَيْنِ‎ al-kasratayni	كَسْرَتَيْ‎ kasratay
Plural	sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	كَسَرَات‎ kasarāt	الْكَسَرَات‎ al-kasarāt	كَسَرَات‎ kasarāt
Nominative	كَسَرَاتٌ‎ kasarātun	الْكَسَرَاتُ‎ al-kasarātu	كَسَرَاتُ‎ kasarātu
Accusative	كَسَرَاتٍ‎ kasarātin	الْكَسَرَاتِ‎ al-kasarāti	كَسَرَاتِ‎ kasarāti
Genitive	كَسَرَاتٍ‎ kasarātin	الْكَسَرَاتِ‎ al-kasarāti	كَسَرَاتِ‎ kasarāti

Noun

كِسْرَة • (kisra) f (plural كِسَر‎ (kisar) or كِسْرَات‎ (kisrāt))

1. fragment

   ‏أَعْطِنِي وَظِيفَةً مَعَ ٱلْأَحْبَارِ لِآكُلَ كِسْرَةَ خُبْزٍ‎

   ʾaʿṭinī waẓīfatan maʿa l-ʾaḥbāri liʾākula kisrata ḵubzin

   Give me a job with the priests that I may eat a fragment of bread.

2. (Sudan, Chad, Algeria) a type of flatbread

Declension

Declension of noun كِسْرَة (kisra)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	كِسْرَة kisra	الْكِسْرَة‎ al-kisra	كِسْرَة kisrat
Nominative	كِسْرَةٌ kisratun	الْكِسْرَةُ‎ al-kisratu	كِسْرَةُ kisratu
Accusative	كِسْرَةً kisratan	الْكِسْرَةَ‎ al-kisrata	كِسْرَةَ kisrata
Genitive	كِسْرَةٍ kisratin	الْكِسْرَةِ‎ al-kisrati	كِسْرَةِ kisrati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	كِسْرَتَيْن‎ kisratayn	الْكِسْرَتَيْن‎ al-kisratayn	كِسْرَتَيْ‎ kisratay
Nominative	كِسْرَتَانِ‎ kisratāni	الْكِسْرَتَانِ‎ al-kisratāni	كِسْرَتَا‎ kisratā
Accusative	كِسْرَتَيْنِ‎ kisratayni	الْكِسْرَتَيْنِ‎ al-kisratayni	كِسْرَتَيْ‎ kisratay
Genitive	كِسْرَتَيْنِ‎ kisratayni	الْكِسْرَتَيْنِ‎ al-kisratayni	كِسْرَتَيْ‎ kisratay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote‎; sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	كِسَر‎‎; كِسْرَات‎ kisar‎; kisrāt	الْكِسَر‎‎; الْكِسْرَات‎ al-kisar‎; al-kisrāt	كِسَر‎‎; كِسْرَات‎ kisar‎; kisrāt
Nominative	كِسَرٌ‎‎; كِسْرَاتٌ‎ kisarun‎; kisrātun	الْكِسَرُ‎‎; الْكِسْرَاتُ‎ al-kisaru‎; al-kisrātu	كِسَرُ‎‎; كِسْرَاتُ‎ kisaru‎; kisrātu
Accusative	كِسَرًا‎‎; كِسْرَاتٍ‎ kisaran‎; kisrātin	الْكِسَرَ‎‎; الْكِسْرَاتِ‎ al-kisara‎; al-kisrāti	كِسَرَ‎‎; كِسْرَاتِ‎ kisara‎; kisrāti
Genitive	كِسَرٍ‎‎; كِسْرَاتٍ‎ kisarin‎; kisrātin	الْكِسَرِ‎‎; الْكِسْرَاتِ‎ al-kisari‎; al-kisrāti	كِسَرِ‎‎; كِسْرَاتِ‎ kisari‎; kisrāti

Descendants

• → Nobiin: kisra

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) , “كسرة”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[1], London: W.H. Allen, page 885
• Wehr, Hans (1979) , “كسر”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN, page 968