کربلا
Persian
Etymology
From Arabic كَرْبَلَاء (karbalāʔ), a compound of كَرْب (karb) + بَلَاء (balāʔ)[1]
Pronunciation
- (Iranian Persian) IPA(key): [kʲæɾbæˈlɒː]
Proper noun
| Dari | کربلا |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | Карбало |
کربلا • (karbalâ)
- Karbala (a city in central Iraq, site of the murder of Husayn ibn Ali and major pilgrimage destination for Shiite Muslims)
References
- al-Qummi, Ja'far ibn Qūlawayh (2008) Sayyid Mohsen al-Husaini al-Mīlāni, transl., Kāmil al-Ziyārāt, Shiabooks.ca Press, page 545
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