استعارة

See also: استعاره and استعارہ

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ع و ر (ʕ-w-r).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /is.ti.ʕaː.ra/

Noun

اِسْتِعَارَة • (istiʕāra) f (plural اِسْتِعَارَات (istiʕārāt))

1. verbal noun of اِسْتَعَارَ (istaʕāra) (form X)
2. (rhetoric) metaphor

Declension

Declension of noun اِسْتِعَارَة (istiʕāra)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	اِسْتِعَارَة istiʕāra	الِاسْتِعَارَة al-istiʕāra	اِسْتِعَارَة istiʕārat
Nominative	اِسْتِعَارَةٌ istiʕāratun	الِاسْتِعَارَةُ al-istiʕāratu	اِسْتِعَارَةُ istiʕāratu
Accusative	اِسْتِعَارَةً istiʕāratan	الِاسْتِعَارَةَ al-istiʕārata	اِسْتِعَارَةَ istiʕārata
Genitive	اِسْتِعَارَةٍ istiʕāratin	الِاسْتِعَارَةِ al-istiʕārati	اِسْتِعَارَةِ istiʕārati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	اِسْتِعَارَتَيْن istiʕāratayn	الِاسْتِعَارَتَيْن al-istiʕāratayn	اِسْتِعَارَتَيْ istiʕāratay
Nominative	اِسْتِعَارَتَانِ istiʕāratāni	الِاسْتِعَارَتَانِ al-istiʕāratāni	اِسْتِعَارَتَا istiʕāratā
Accusative	اِسْتِعَارَتَيْنِ istiʕāratayni	الِاسْتِعَارَتَيْنِ al-istiʕāratayni	اِسْتِعَارَتَيْ istiʕāratay
Genitive	اِسْتِعَارَتَيْنِ istiʕāratayni	الِاسْتِعَارَتَيْنِ al-istiʕāratayni	اِسْتِعَارَتَيْ istiʕāratay
Plural	sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	اِسْتِعَارَات istiʕārāt	الِاسْتِعَارَات al-istiʕārāt	اِسْتِعَارَات istiʕārāt
Nominative	اِسْتِعَارَاتٌ istiʕārātun	الِاسْتِعَارَاتُ al-istiʕārātu	اِسْتِعَارَاتُ istiʕārātu
Accusative	اِسْتِعَارَاتٍ istiʕārātin	الِاسْتِعَارَاتِ al-istiʕārāti	اِسْتِعَارَاتِ istiʕārāti
Genitive	اِسْتِعَارَاتٍ istiʕārātin	الِاسْتِعَارَاتِ al-istiʕārāti	اِسْتِعَارَاتِ istiʕārāti

Descendants

• Azerbaijani: istiarə
• Persian: استعاره
• Urdu: استعارہ
• Uzbek: istiora