استعاره

See also: استعارة and استعارہ

Persian

Etymology

Ultimately from Arabic اِسْتِعَارَة (istiʕāra).

Noun

استعاره • (este’âre) (plural استعاره‌ها (este’âre-hâ))

1. borrowing (an instance of borrowing something)
2. metaphor