ابتلا

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic اِبْتِلَاء (ibtilāʔ).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʔiβ.ti.lɑː]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɪb.t̪ʰɪ.lɑː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɪb.t̪ʰɪ.lɑː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔɪb.t̪ʰɪ.lɑː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔib.t̪ʰi.lɔː]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔeb.t̪ʰe.lɒː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔib.t̪ʰi.lɔ]

Readings
Classical reading?	iḇtilā
Dari reading?	ibtilā
Iranian reading?	ebtelâ
Tajik reading?	ibtilo

Noun

ابتلا • (ebtelâ)

1. suffering, affliction

References

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

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic اِبْتِلَاء (ibtilāʔ).

Noun

اِبْتِلا • (ibtilā) f (Hindi spelling इब्तिला)

1. infestation, misfortune, suffering, trial, ordeal