ایران صغیر

Persian

Etymology

In Mughal times, Kashmir was considered to be as beautiful as the idealized image of Iran; it also had a large population of Iranian poets and literati.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʔeː.ˈɾɑː.ni sa.ˈɣiːɾ]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔeː.ɾɑ́ː.nɪ sä.ɣíːɾ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔeː.ɾɑ́ː.nɪ sä.ɣíːɾ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔeː.ɾɑ́ː.nɪ sä.ɣíːɾ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔeː.ɾɔ́ː.ni sä.ɣíɾ]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔiː.ɹɒ́ː.ne sæ.ɢíːɹ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔe.ɾɔ́.ni sä.ʁíɾ]

Readings
Classical reading?	ērān-i sağīr
Dari reading?	ērān-i sağīr
Iranian reading?	irân-e sağir
Tajik reading?	eron-i saġir

Proper noun

ایرانِ صَغیر • (irân-e sağir)

1. “Little Iran”; an exalting title of Kashmir.