آهنربا

Persian

Etymology

From (āhan, “iron”) +‎ (rubā, “robbing, attracting”).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ʔaː.ˈhan.ru.ˈbaː/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɑː.ɦán.ɾʊ.bɑ́ː]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔɑːánɾʊ.bɑ́ː]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔɔːánɾu.bɔ́ː]

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

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɔ.ɦán.ɾä.bɔ́]

Readings
Classical reading^?	āhánrubā́
Dari reading^?	āhanrubā
Iranian reading^?	âhanrobâ
Tajik reading^?	ohanrabo

Noun

آهنربا • (āhanrubā / âhanrobâ) (plural آهنرباها (āhanrubā-hā / âhanrobâ-hâ), Tajik spelling оҳанрабо)

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Further reading

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