Definition of "kasra" [kasra]

• In Arabic script, the vowel point for "i", appearing as a small diagonal line placed below a letter: ـِ and designating a short /i/. If the Arabic letter ي (yā’) immediately follows, it indicates a long /ī/. (noun)

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• "Part I: Getting Started kasra · yarji'u (yar-jee-oo; to return) · ya'rifu (yah-ree-foo; to know) When you conjugate a verb in the present tense, you must do two things: 1."
• "Just as the ` alif elongates the fatHa and the waaw elongates the damma, the yaa 'elongates the kasra."
• "For complete coverage of Arabic vowels (damma, fatHa, and kasra), check out Chapter 1."