آهنربا

Persian

Etymology

‎ (âhan, “iron”) +‎ ‎ (robâ, “robbing, attracting”)

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ɑːˈhanɾuˈbɑː/

(Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /ɑːˈhanɾʊˈbɑː/

(Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /ɒːˈhænɾoˈbɒː/

(Tajik) IPA^(key): /ɔˈhanɾuˈbɔ/

Noun

آهنربا • (âhanrobâ) (plural آهنرباها‎ (âhanrobâhâ))

magnet

Further reading

Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892), “آهنربا”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul

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