kasra

Meaning

Noun

• 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 immediately follows, it indicates a long ī .
• In a fully vocalised Persian ـِ represents the vowel /e/ and is only used in front of ی to represent a diphthong, so unmarked دی is /di/ but دِی with the diacritic is /dej/. This usage is different from Arabic.

Origin

• Borrowed from Arabic كَسْرَة ("a breaking"), of the verb كَسَرَ.