برصغیر

Urdu

Etymology

Derived from Classical Persian برِ صغیر‎ (barr-e-sağîr), an ezafe compound formed out of بر‎ (barr, “land, continent”) and صغیر‎ (sağir, “small, minor”)

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /bər(ː).e.sə.ɣiːɾ/
  • Rhymes: -iːɾ
  • Hyphenation: بَرْ‧رِ‧صَ‧غِیر

Noun

بَرِّصَغِیر • (barr-e-saġīr) m (Hindi spelling बर्रिसग़ीर)

  1. (chiefly) Indian subcontinent (a subcontinent in South Asia).
  2. (literally) subcontinent

Declension

Declension of برصغیر
singular plural
direct برصغیر‎ (barr-e-saġīr) برصغیر‎ (barr-e-saġīr)
oblique برصغیر‎ (barr-e-saġīr) برصغیروں‎ (barr-e-saġīrō̃)
vocative برصغیر‎ (barr-e-saġīr) برصغیرو‎ (barr-e-saġīrō)

See also

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