کهربا

Persian

Alternative forms

کهربای‎ (kahrobây)
کهرباء‎ (kahrobâ')
کاهربا‎ (kâhrobâ)

Etymology

From earlier ‎ (kahrobây), from Middle Persian khlpʾd (kah-rubāy, “amber”).

Pronunciation

(Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): [kʲæhɾoˈbɒː]

Noun

کهربا • (kahrobâ)

amber

Synonyms

عنبر‎ ('ambar)

Derived terms

کهربایی‎ (kahrobâyi)

References

MacKenzie, D. N. (1971), “kah-rubāy”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 48

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