آهنربا

Persian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʔɑː.ˈhan.ɾu.ˈβɑː]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɑː.ɦǽn.ɾʊ.bɑ́ː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɑː.ɦǽn.ɾʊ.bɑ́ː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔɑːǽnɾʊ.bɑ́ː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔɔːǽnɾu.bɔ́ː]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɒː.ɦǽn.ɹo.bɒ́ː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɔ.ɦǽn.ɾu.bɔ́]

Readings
Classical reading?	āhanruḇā
Dari reading?	āhanrubā
Iranian reading?	âhanrobâ
Tajik reading?	ohanrubo

Noun

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

1. magnet

Further reading

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