كسرى

See also: كسري and کشری

Arabic

Alternative forms

كَسْرَى (kasrā)

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Persian خسرو (xosrow).

Proper noun

كِسْرَى • (kisrā) m

1. Khosrow (also Khosrov, Chosroes, Osroes), one of several Persian monarchs

Declension

Declension of noun كِسْرَى (kisrā)

Singular	singular invariable
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	—	كِسْرَى kisrā	—
Nominative	—	كِسْرَى kisrā	—
Accusative	—	كِسْرَى kisrā	—
Genitive	—	كِسْرَى kisrā	—

Etymology 2

From the name كِسْرَى (kisrā). Compare the expanded use of Caesar to refer to the Roman emperors in general (and the many descendants of the Latin term, including Kaiser, царь (carʹ), and قَيْصَر (qayṣar)).

Noun

كِسْرَى • (kisrā) m (plural أَكَاسِرَة (ʔakāsira) or أَكَاسِر (ʔakāsir))

1. an epithet applied to kings of Persia, Khosrow

Declension

Declension of noun كِسْرَى (kisrā)

Singular	singular invariable
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	كِسْرَى kisrā	الْكِسْرَى al-kisrā	كِسْرَى kisrā
Nominative	كِسْرَى kisrā	الْكِسْرَى al-kisrā	كِسْرَى kisrā
Accusative	كِسْرَى kisrā	الْكِسْرَى al-kisrā	كِسْرَى kisrā
Genitive	كِسْرَى kisrā	الْكِسْرَى al-kisrā	كِسْرَى kisrā
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	كِسْرَيَيْن kisrayayn	الْكِسْرَيَيْن al-kisrayayn	كِسْرَيَيْ kisrayay
Nominative	كِسْرَيَانِ kisrayāni	الْكِسْرَيَانِ al-kisrayāni	كِسْرَيَا kisrayā
Accusative	كِسْرَيَيْنِ kisrayayni	الْكِسْرَيَيْنِ al-kisrayayni	كِسْرَيَيْ kisrayay
Genitive	كِسْرَيَيْنِ kisrayayni	الْكِسْرَيَيْنِ al-kisrayayni	كِسْرَيَيْ kisrayay
Plural	broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a)‎; basic broken plural diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَكَاسِرَة‎; أَكَاسِر ʔakāsira‎; ʔakāsir	الْأَكَاسِرَة‎; الْأَكَاسِر al-ʔakāsira‎; al-ʔakāsir	أَكَاسِرَة‎; أَكَاسِر ʔakāsirat‎; ʔakāsir
Nominative	أَكَاسِرَةٌ‎; أَكَاسِرُ ʔakāsiratun‎; ʔakāsiru	الْأَكَاسِرَةُ‎; الْأَكَاسِرُ al-ʔakāsiratu‎; al-ʔakāsiru	أَكَاسِرَةُ‎; أَكَاسِرُ ʔakāsiratu‎; ʔakāsiru
Accusative	أَكَاسِرَةً‎; أَكَاسِرَ ʔakāsiratan‎; ʔakāsira	الْأَكَاسِرَةَ‎; الْأَكَاسِرَ al-ʔakāsirata‎; al-ʔakāsira	أَكَاسِرَةَ‎; أَكَاسِرَ ʔakāsirata‎; ʔakāsira
Genitive	أَكَاسِرَةٍ‎; أَكَاسِرَ ʔakāsiratin‎; ʔakāsira	الْأَكَاسِرَةِ‎; الْأَكَاسِرِ al-ʔakāsirati‎; al-ʔakāsiri	أَكَاسِرَةِ‎; أَكَاسِرِ ʔakāsirati‎; ʔakāsiri