کربلا
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Persian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Arabic كَرْبَلَاء (karbalāʔ), a compound of كَرْب (karb) + بَلَاء (balāʔ)[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
| 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[edit]
- ^ al-Qummi, Ja'far ibn Qūlawayh (2008) Sayyid Mohsen al-Husaini al-Mīlāni, transl., Kāmil al-Ziyārāt, Shiabooks.ca Press, page 545