همشیره

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Persian همشیره (hamšire).

Noun

همشیره • (hemşire)

1. sister

Synonyms

• قیزقارداش (kızkardaş)

Descendants

• Turkish: hemşire

Persian

Etymology

Equivalent to هم (ham, “also, too, similarly, same”) + شیر (šir, “milk”) (i.e. someone one shares mother's milk with).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ham.ʃiː.ˈɾa]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [häm.ʃiː.ɾǽ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [häm.ʃiː.ɾǽ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔäm.ʃiː.ɾǽ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔäm.ʃi.ɾǽ]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [hæm.ʃiː.ɹé]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [häm.ʃi.ɾǽ]

Readings
Classical reading?	hamšīra
Iranian reading?	hamšire
Tajik reading?	hamšira

Noun

Dari	همشیره
Iranian Persian
Tajik	ҳамшира

همشیره • (hamšire) (plural همشیرگان (hamširegân))

1. sister
2. sibling
3. (Dari) nurse

Synonyms

• خواهر (xâhar)
• پرستار (parastâr)