𐫢𐫃𐫡

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Middle Persian

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Etymology

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From Old Persian *šarguš.

Noun

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𐫢𐫃𐫡 (šgr /šagr, šēr/) (Manichaean)

  1. lion
  2. (astronomy) Leo

Descendants

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  • Classical Persian: شیر (šêr)
    • Dari: شیر (šêr)
    • Iranian Persian: شیر (šîr)
    • Tajik: шер (šer)
    • Baluchi: شیر (šēr)
    • Hindustani:
    • Pashto: شېر (šēr)
    • Turkic: /šēr ~ šīr/
      • Ottoman Turkish: شیر (şîr)
      • Turkmen: şir (šīr)
      • Uzbek: sher (šēr) (via Tajiki dialect)
  • ? Old Chinese: (OC *sri, “lion”)

References

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