أخيرا

See also: اخیرا

Arabic

Root
ء خ ر (ʔ ḵ r)
8 terms

Etymology

Adverbial accusative of أَخِير (ʔaḵīr, “latest”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔa.xiː.ran/

Adverb

أَخِيرًا • (ʔaḵīran)

1. finally, at last
2. recently

Descendants

• → Persian: اخیرا (axiran)
• → Urdu: اخیرا (axīran)

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ء خ ر
6 terms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Arabic أَخِيرًا (ʔaḵīran).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔa.xiː.ran/, [ʔaˈxːi.ran]

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Adverb

أخيرًا • (ʔaḵīran)

1. at last, finally

   Synonym: بالآخر (bil-ʔāḵer)

   Antonym: أوّلا (ʔawwalan)

See also

• أخير (ʔaḵīr, “latest, most recent”)