See also: كسري and کشری

Arabic

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Persian خسرو (xosrow).

Proper noun

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كِسْرَى (kisrām

  1. Khosrow (also Khosrov, Chosroes, Osroes), one of several Persian monarchs
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Etymology 2

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From the name كِسْرَى (kisrā). Compare the expanded use of Caesar to refer to the Roman emperors in general (and the many descendants of the Latin term, including Kaiser, царь (carʹ), and قَيْصَر (qayṣar)).

Noun

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كِسْرَى (kisrām (plural أَكَاسِرَة (ʔakāsira) or أَكَاسِر (ʔakāsir))

  1. an epithet applied to kings of Persia, Khosrow
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