آگرا

Persian

Alternative spelling

• آگره (âgre)

Etymology

Ultimately derived from Sanskrit, possibly via Hindustani आगरा (āgrā). See Agra for more.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʔɑːɡ.ɾɑː]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɑːɡ.ɾɑː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɑːɡ.ɾɑː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔɑːɡ.ɾɑː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔɔːɡ.ɾɔː]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɒːɡʲ.ɹɒː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɔɡ.ɾɔ]

Readings
Classical reading?	āgrā
Dari reading?	āgrā
Iranian reading?	âgrâ
Tajik reading?	ogro

Proper noun

آگرا • (âgrâ)

1. Agra (a large city in Uttar Pradesh, India)

Further reading

• Bulkin, Carleton (2012) “آگرا”, in Dari-English/English-Dari practical dictionary, 2nd edition, New York: Hippocrene Books, →ISBN, page 6
• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892) “آگره”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul