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شاعر

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Arabic

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Etymology 1.1

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Derived from the active participle of شَعَرَ (šaʕara, to know).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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شَاعِر (šāʕirm (plural شُعَرَاء (šuʕarāʔ), feminine شَاعِرَة (šāʕira))

  1. poet
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 23:224:
      وَٱلشُّعَرَآءُ يَتَّبِعُهُمُ ٱلۡغَاوُۥنَ
      waš-šuʕaraʔāʔu yattabiʕuhumu l-ḡāwūna
      As for poets, they are followed ˹merely˺ by deviants
  2. bard
Declension
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Declension of noun شَاعِر (šāʕir)
singular masculine feminine
basic singular triptote singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
indefinite definite construct indefinite definite construct
informal شَاعِر
šāʕir
الشَّاعِر
aš-šāʕir
شَاعِر
šāʕir
شَاعِرَة
šāʕira
الشَّاعِرَة
aš-šāʕira
شَاعِرَة
šāʕirat
nominative شَاعِرٌ
šāʕirun
الشَّاعِرُ
aš-šāʕiru
شَاعِرُ
šāʕiru
شَاعِرَةٌ
šāʕiratun
الشَّاعِرَةُ
aš-šāʕiratu
شَاعِرَةُ
šāʕiratu
accusative شَاعِرًا
šāʕiran
الشَّاعِرَ
aš-šāʕira
شَاعِرَ
šāʕira
شَاعِرَةً
šāʕiratan
الشَّاعِرَةَ
aš-šāʕirata
شَاعِرَةَ
šāʕirata
genitive شَاعِرٍ
šāʕirin
الشَّاعِرِ
aš-šāʕiri
شَاعِرِ
šāʕiri
شَاعِرَةٍ
šāʕiratin
الشَّاعِرَةِ
aš-šāʕirati
شَاعِرَةِ
šāʕirati
dual masculine feminine
indefinite definite construct indefinite definite construct
informal شَاعِرَيْن
šāʕirayn
الشَّاعِرَيْن
aš-šāʕirayn
شَاعِرَيْ
šāʕiray
شَاعِرَتَيْن
šāʕiratayn
الشَّاعِرَتَيْن
aš-šāʕiratayn
شَاعِرَتَيْ
šāʕiratay
nominative شَاعِرَانِ
šāʕirāni
الشَّاعِرَانِ
aš-šāʕirāni
شَاعِرَا
šāʕirā
شَاعِرَتَانِ
šāʕiratāni
الشَّاعِرَتَانِ
aš-šāʕiratāni
شَاعِرَتَا
šāʕiratā
accusative شَاعِرَيْنِ
šāʕirayni
الشَّاعِرَيْنِ
aš-šāʕirayni
شَاعِرَيْ
šāʕiray
شَاعِرَتَيْنِ
šāʕiratayni
الشَّاعِرَتَيْنِ
aš-šāʕiratayni
شَاعِرَتَيْ
šāʕiratay
genitive شَاعِرَيْنِ
šāʕirayni
الشَّاعِرَيْنِ
aš-šāʕirayni
شَاعِرَيْ
šāʕiray
شَاعِرَتَيْنِ
šāʕiratayni
الشَّاعِرَتَيْنِ
aš-šāʕiratayni
شَاعِرَتَيْ
šāʕiratay
plural masculine feminine
basic broken plural diptote sound feminine plural‎;
basic broken plural diptote
indefinite definite construct indefinite definite construct
informal شُعَرَاء
šuʕarāʔ
الشُّعَرَاء
aš-šuʕarāʔ
شُعَرَاء
šuʕarāʔ
شَاعِرَات‎; شَوَاعِر
šāʕirāt‎; šawāʕir
الشَّاعِرَات‎; الشَّوَاعِر
aš-šāʕirāt‎; aš-šawāʕir
شَاعِرَات‎; شَوَاعِر
šāʕirāt‎; šawāʕir
nominative شُعَرَاءُ
šuʕarāʔu
الشُّعَرَاءُ
aš-šuʕarāʔu
شُعَرَاءُ
šuʕarāʔu
شَاعِرَاتٌ‎; شَوَاعِرُ
šāʕirātun‎; šawāʕiru
الشَّاعِرَاتُ‎; الشَّوَاعِرُ
aš-šāʕirātu‎; aš-šawāʕiru
شَاعِرَاتُ‎; شَوَاعِرُ
šāʕirātu‎; šawāʕiru
accusative شُعَرَاءَ
šuʕarāʔa
الشُّعَرَاءَ
aš-šuʕarāʔa
شُعَرَاءَ
šuʕarāʔa
شَاعِرَاتٍ‎; شَوَاعِرَ
šāʕirātin‎; šawāʕira
الشَّاعِرَاتِ‎; الشَّوَاعِرَ
aš-šāʕirāti‎; aš-šawāʕira
شَاعِرَاتِ‎; شَوَاعِرَ
šāʕirāti‎; šawāʕira
genitive شُعَرَاءَ
šuʕarāʔa
الشُّعَرَاءِ
aš-šuʕarāʔi
شُعَرَاءِ
šuʕarāʔi
شَاعِرَاتٍ‎; شَوَاعِرَ
šāʕirātin‎; šawāʕira
الشَّاعِرَاتِ‎; الشَّوَاعِرِ
aš-šāʕirāti‎; aš-šawāʕiri
شَاعِرَاتِ‎; شَوَاعِرِ
šāʕirāti‎; šawāʕiri
Descendants
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from the plural شُعَرَاء (šuʕarāʔ)

Etymology 1.2

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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شَاعَرَ (šāʕara) III (non-past يُشَاعِرُ (yušāʕiru), verbal noun مُشَاعَرَة (mušāʕara))

  1. to vie as a poet with
Conjugation
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Conjugation of شَاعَرَ (III, sound, full passive, verbal noun مُشَاعَرَة)
verbal noun
الْمَصْدَر
مُشَاعَرَة
mušāʕara
active participle
اِسْم الْفَاعِل
مُشَاعِر
mušāʕir
passive participle
اِسْم الْمَفْعُول
مُشَاعَر
mušāʕar
active voice
الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
singular
الْمُفْرَد
dual
الْمُثَنَّى
plural
الْجَمْع
1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم
2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب
3rd person
الْغَائِب
2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب
3rd person
الْغَائِب
1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم
2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب
3rd person
الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative
الْمَاضِي
m شَاعَرْتُ
šāʕartu
شَاعَرْتَ
šāʕarta
شَاعَرَ
šāʕara
شَاعَرْتُمَا
šāʕartumā
شَاعَرَا
šāʕarā
شَاعَرْنَا
šāʕarnā
شَاعَرْتُمْ
šāʕartum
شَاعَرُوا
šāʕarū
f شَاعَرْتِ
šāʕarti
شَاعَرَتْ
šāʕarat
شَاعَرَتَا
šāʕaratā
شَاعَرْتُنَّ
šāʕartunna
شَاعَرْنَ
šāʕarna
non-past (imperfect) indicative
الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع
m أُشَاعِرُ
ʔušāʕiru
تُشَاعِرُ
tušāʕiru
يُشَاعِرُ
yušāʕiru
تُشَاعِرَانِ
tušāʕirāni
يُشَاعِرَانِ
yušāʕirāni
نُشَاعِرُ
nušāʕiru
تُشَاعِرُونَ
tušāʕirūna
يُشَاعِرُونَ
yušāʕirūna
f تُشَاعِرِينَ
tušāʕirīna
تُشَاعِرُ
tušāʕiru
تُشَاعِرَانِ
tušāʕirāni
تُشَاعِرْنَ
tušāʕirna
يُشَاعِرْنَ
yušāʕirna
subjunctive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب
m أُشَاعِرَ
ʔušāʕira
تُشَاعِرَ
tušāʕira
يُشَاعِرَ
yušāʕira
تُشَاعِرَا
tušāʕirā
يُشَاعِرَا
yušāʕirā
نُشَاعِرَ
nušāʕira
تُشَاعِرُوا
tušāʕirū
يُشَاعِرُوا
yušāʕirū
f تُشَاعِرِي
tušāʕirī
تُشَاعِرَ
tušāʕira
تُشَاعِرَا
tušāʕirā
تُشَاعِرْنَ
tušāʕirna
يُشَاعِرْنَ
yušāʕirna
jussive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم
m أُشَاعِرْ
ʔušāʕir
تُشَاعِرْ
tušāʕir
يُشَاعِرْ
yušāʕir
تُشَاعِرَا
tušāʕirā
يُشَاعِرَا
yušāʕirā
نُشَاعِرْ
nušāʕir
تُشَاعِرُوا
tušāʕirū
يُشَاعِرُوا
yušāʕirū
f تُشَاعِرِي
tušāʕirī
تُشَاعِرْ
tušāʕir
تُشَاعِرَا
tušāʕirā
تُشَاعِرْنَ
tušāʕirna
يُشَاعِرْنَ
yušāʕirna
imperative
الْأَمْر
m شَاعِرْ
šāʕir
شَاعِرَا
šāʕirā
شَاعِرُوا
šāʕirū
f شَاعِرِي
šāʕirī
شَاعِرْنَ
šāʕirna
passive voice
الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
singular
الْمُفْرَد
dual
الْمُثَنَّى
plural
الْجَمْع
1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم
2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب
3rd person
الْغَائِب
2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب
3rd person
الْغَائِب
1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم
2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب
3rd person
الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative
الْمَاضِي
m شُوعِرْتُ
šūʕirtu
شُوعِرْتَ
šūʕirta
شُوعِرَ
šūʕira
شُوعِرْتُمَا
šūʕirtumā
شُوعِرَا
šūʕirā
شُوعِرْنَا
šūʕirnā
شُوعِرْتُمْ
šūʕirtum
شُوعِرُوا
šūʕirū
f شُوعِرْتِ
šūʕirti
شُوعِرَتْ
šūʕirat
شُوعِرَتَا
šūʕiratā
شُوعِرْتُنَّ
šūʕirtunna
شُوعِرْنَ
šūʕirna
non-past (imperfect) indicative
الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع
m أُشَاعَرُ
ʔušāʕaru
تُشَاعَرُ
tušāʕaru
يُشَاعَرُ
yušāʕaru
تُشَاعَرَانِ
tušāʕarāni
يُشَاعَرَانِ
yušāʕarāni
نُشَاعَرُ
nušāʕaru
تُشَاعَرُونَ
tušāʕarūna
يُشَاعَرُونَ
yušāʕarūna
f تُشَاعَرِينَ
tušāʕarīna
تُشَاعَرُ
tušāʕaru
تُشَاعَرَانِ
tušāʕarāni
تُشَاعَرْنَ
tušāʕarna
يُشَاعَرْنَ
yušāʕarna
subjunctive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب
m أُشَاعَرَ
ʔušāʕara
تُشَاعَرَ
tušāʕara
يُشَاعَرَ
yušāʕara
تُشَاعَرَا
tušāʕarā
يُشَاعَرَا
yušāʕarā
نُشَاعَرَ
nušāʕara
تُشَاعَرُوا
tušāʕarū
يُشَاعَرُوا
yušāʕarū
f تُشَاعَرِي
tušāʕarī
تُشَاعَرَ
tušāʕara
تُشَاعَرَا
tušāʕarā
تُشَاعَرْنَ
tušāʕarna
يُشَاعَرْنَ
yušāʕarna
jussive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم
m أُشَاعَرْ
ʔušāʕar
تُشَاعَرْ
tušāʕar
يُشَاعَرْ
yušāʕar
تُشَاعَرَا
tušāʕarā
يُشَاعَرَا
yušāʕarā
نُشَاعَرْ
nušāʕar
تُشَاعَرُوا
tušāʕarū
يُشَاعَرُوا
yušāʕarū
f تُشَاعَرِي
tušāʕarī
تُشَاعَرْ
tušāʕar
تُشَاعَرَا
tušāʕarā
تُشَاعَرْنَ
tušāʕarna
يُشَاعَرْنَ
yušāʕarna

Further reading

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Azerbaijani

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Noun

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شاعر

  1. Arabic spelling of şair

Baluchi

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian شاعر (šā'ir).

Noun

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شاعر (transliteration needed)

  1. poet

Gojri

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian شاعر (šā'ir).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: شا‧عِر

Noun

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شاعِر (śā'irm

  1. poet, writer, versifier, lyricist

Further reading

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  • Dr Rafique Anjum (2018) Concise Gojri-Kashmiri-English Dictionary, New Delhi: Adam Publishers & Distributors, →ISBN, page 295.
  • Javaid Rahi (2015) “شاعِرْ”, in گوجری ڈکشنری [Gojri Dictionary] (in Gojri), page 633, column 1.

Ottoman Turkish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic شَاعِر (šāʕir).

Noun

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شاعر (şâir)

  1. poet
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Descendants

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Pashto

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Pashto Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic شَاعِر (šāʕir).

Noun

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شاعر (šā'írm

  1. poet

Persian

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Persian Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic شاعِر (šāʕir).

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? šā'ir
Dari reading? šā'ir
Iranian reading? šâ'er
Tajik reading? šo'ir
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Noun

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شاعر (šā'ir / šâ'er) (plural شاعران (šā'irān / šâ'erân), or شاعرها (šā'ir-hā / šâ'er-hâ), or شعرا (šu'arā / šo'arâ), Tajik spelling шоир)

  1. poet
    Synonyms: چامه‌سرا (čāma-surā / čâme-sorâ), شعرسرا (ši'r-surā / še'r-sorâ)

Derived terms

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Descendants

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Punjabi

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Western Panjabi Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian شاعر (šā'ir), from Arabic شَاعِر (šāʕir).

Noun

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شاعِر (śā‘irm

  1. poet

Further reading

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  • Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “شاعِر”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz

Sindhi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian شاعر (šā'ir), from Arabic شَاعِر (šāʕir).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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شاعِرُ (śā'irum

  1. poet

Further reading

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  • Parmanand, Mewaram (1910) “شاعِرُ”, in Sindhi-English Dictionary, Hyderabad, Sindh: The Sind Juvenile Co-operative Society
  • شاعر”, in Sindhi-English Dictionary, University of Chicago: Center for Language Engineering, Pakistan, 18661938

Urdu

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian شاعر (šā'ir), from Arabic شَاعِر (šāʕir).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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شَاعِر (śā'irm (formal plural شعرا, feminine شاعرہ, Hindi spelling शायर)

  1. poet
    Synonym: کَوی (kavi)
  2. (by extension) humorist; a traditional comedian

Declension

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(colloquial)

Declension of شاعر
singular plural
direct شاعر (śāyar) شاعر (śāyar)
oblique شاعر (śāyar) شاعروں (śāyarõ)
vocative شاعر (śāyar) شاعرو (śāyaro)

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Declension of شاعر
singular plural
direct شاعر (śāyar) شعرا (śorā)
oblique شاعر (śāyar) شعرا (śorā)
vocative شاعر (śāyar) شعرا (śorā)
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References

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  • شاعر”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.