شعر

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See also: سعر‎ and ش ع ر‎

Arabic[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From the root ش ع ر‎ (š-ʿ-r).

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

شَعَرَ • (šaʿara) I, non-past يَشْعُرُ‎‎ (yašʿuru)

  1. to know, to have knowledge, to be cognizant
    • 609–632 C.E., Qur'an, 2:11-12:
      ‏وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمْ لَا تُفْسِدُوا فِي الْأَرْضِ قَالُوا إِنَّمَا نَحْنُ مُصْلِحُونَ ۝ أَلَا إِنَّهُمْ هُمُ الْمُفْسِدُونَ وَلَٰكِنْ لَا يَشْعُرُونَ‎‎
      waʾiḏā qīla lahum lā tufsidū fī l-ʾarḍi qālū ʾinnamā naḥnu muṣliḥūna ۝ ʾalā ʾinnahum humu l-mufsidūna walākin lā yašʿurūna
      (please add an English translation of this quote)
  2. to realize, to notice, to come to know
  3. to perceive, to feel, to sense
  4. to be conscious, to be aware
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of
شَعَرَ
(form-I sound, verbal noun شُعُور)
verbal noun
الْمَصْدَر
šuʿūr
active participle
اِسْم الْفَاعِل
šāʿir
passive participle
اِسْم الْمَفْعُول
mašʿūr
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
šaʿartu
šaʿarta
شَعَرَ

šaʿara
šaʿartumā
šaʿarā
šaʿarnā
šaʿartum
šaʿarū
f
šaʿarti
šaʿarat
šaʿaratā
šaʿartunna
šaʿarna
non-past (imperfect) indicative
الْمُضَارِع 		m
ʾašʿuru
tašʿuru
yašʿuru
tašʿurāni
yašʿurāni
našʿuru
tašʿurūna
yašʿurūna
f
tašʿurīna
tašʿuru
tašʿurāni
tašʿurna
yašʿurna
subjunctive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب 		m
ʾašʿura
tašʿura
yašʿura
tašʿurā
yašʿurā
našʿura
tašʿurū
yašʿurū
f
tašʿurī
tašʿura
tašʿurā
tašʿurna
yašʿurna
jussive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم 		m
ʾašʿur
tašʿur
yašʿur
tašʿurā
yašʿurā
našʿur
tašʿurū
yašʿurū
f
tašʿurī
tašʿur
tašʿurā
tašʿurna
yašʿurna
imperative
الْأَمْر 		m
ušʿur
ušʿurā
ušʿurū
f
ušʿurī
ušʿurna
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 — —
شُعِرَ

šuʿira 		— — — — —
f — — — — —
non-past (imperfect) indicative
الْمُضَارِع 		m — —
yušʿaru 		— — — — —
f — — — — —
subjunctive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب 		m — —
yušʿara 		— — — — —
f — — — — —
jussive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم 		m — —
yušʿar 		— — — — —
f — — — — —

Verb[edit]

شَعَرَ • (šaʿara) I, non-past يَشْعُرُ‎‎ (yašʿuru)

  1. This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.
Declension[edit]
Conjugation of
شَعَرَ
(form-I sound, verbal noun شِعْر)
verbal noun
الْمَصْدَر
شِعْر

šiʿr
active participle
اِسْم الْفَاعِل
šāʿir
passive participle
اِسْم الْمَفْعُول
mašʿūr
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
šaʿartu
šaʿarta
شَعَرَ

šaʿara
šaʿartumā
šaʿarā
šaʿarnā
šaʿartum
šaʿarū
f
šaʿarti
šaʿarat
šaʿaratā
šaʿartunna
šaʿarna
non-past (imperfect) indicative
الْمُضَارِع 		m
ʾašʿuru
tašʿuru
yašʿuru
tašʿurāni
yašʿurāni
našʿuru
tašʿurūna
yašʿurūna
f
tašʿurīna
tašʿuru
tašʿurāni
tašʿurna
yašʿurna
subjunctive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب 		m
ʾašʿura
tašʿura
yašʿura
tašʿurā
yašʿurā
našʿura
tašʿurū
yašʿurū
f
tašʿurī
tašʿura
tašʿurā
tašʿurna
yašʿurna
jussive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم 		m
ʾašʿur
tašʿur
yašʿur
tašʿurā
yašʿurā
našʿur
tašʿurū
yašʿurū
f
tašʿurī
tašʿur
tašʿurā
tašʿurna
yašʿurna
imperative
الْأَمْر 		m
ušʿur
ušʿurā
ušʿurū
f
ušʿurī
ušʿurna
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
šuʿirtu
šuʿirta
شُعِرَ

šuʿira
šuʿirtumā
šuʿirā
šuʿirnā
šuʿirtum
šuʿirū
f
šuʿirti
šuʿirat
šuʿiratā
šuʿirtunna
šuʿirna
non-past (imperfect) indicative
الْمُضَارِع 		m
ʾušʿaru
tušʿaru
yušʿaru
tušʿarāni
yušʿarāni
nušʿaru
tušʿarūna
yušʿarūna
f
tušʿarīna
tušʿaru
tušʿarāni
tušʿarna
yušʿarna
subjunctive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب 		m
ʾušʿara
tušʿara
yušʿara
tušʿarā
yušʿarā
nušʿara
tušʿarū
yušʿarū
f
tušʿarī
tušʿara
tušʿarā
tušʿarna
yušʿarna
jussive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم 		m
ʾušʿar
tušʿar
yušʿar
tušʿarā
yušʿarā
nušʿar
tušʿarū
yušʿarū
f
tušʿarī
tušʿar
tušʿarā
tušʿarna
yušʿarna

Verb[edit]

شَعُرَ • (šaʿura) I, non-past يَشْعُرُ‎‎ (yašʿuru)

  1. to become a poet
    ‏خَالَطَ الشُّعَرَاءَ فَشَعُرَ‎
    ḵālaṭa š-šuʿarāʾa fašaʿura
    (please add an English translation of this usage example)
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of
شَعُرَ
(form-I sound, verbal noun شِعْر)
verbal noun
الْمَصْدَر
شِعْر

šiʿr
active participle
اِسْم الْفَاعِل
šāʿir
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
šaʿurtu
šaʿurta
شَعُرَ

šaʿura
šaʿurtumā
šaʿurā
šaʿurnā
šaʿurtum
šaʿurū
f
šaʿurti
šaʿurat
šaʿuratā
šaʿurtunna
šaʿurna
non-past (imperfect) indicative
الْمُضَارِع 		m
ʾašʿuru
tašʿuru
yašʿuru
tašʿurāni
yašʿurāni
našʿuru
tašʿurūna
yašʿurūna
f
tašʿurīna
tašʿuru
tašʿurāni
tašʿurna
yašʿurna
subjunctive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب 		m
ʾašʿura
tašʿura
yašʿura
tašʿurā
yašʿurā
našʿura
tašʿurū
yašʿurū
f
tašʿurī
tašʿura
tašʿurā
tašʿurna
yašʿurna
jussive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم 		m
ʾašʿur
tašʿur
yašʿur
tašʿurā
yašʿurā
našʿur
tašʿurū
yašʿurū
f
tašʿurī
tašʿur
tašʿurā
tašʿurna
yašʿurna
imperative
الْأَمْر 		m
ušʿur
ušʿurā
ušʿurū
f
ušʿurī
ušʿurna

Verb[edit]

شَعِرَ • (šaʿira) I, non-past يَشْعَرُ‎‎ (yašʿaru)

  1. This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of
شَعِرَ
(form-I sound, verbal noun شَعَر)
verbal noun
الْمَصْدَر
شَعَر

šaʿar
active participle
اِسْم الْفَاعِل
šāʿir
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
šaʿirtu
šaʿirta
شَعِرَ

šaʿira
šaʿirtumā
šaʿirā
šaʿirnā
šaʿirtum
šaʿirū
f
šaʿirti
šaʿirat
šaʿiratā
šaʿirtunna
šaʿirna
non-past (imperfect) indicative
الْمُضَارِع 		m
ʾašʿaru
tašʿaru
yašʿaru
tašʿarāni
yašʿarāni
našʿaru
tašʿarūna
yašʿarūna
f
tašʿarīna
tašʿaru
tašʿarāni
tašʿarna
yašʿarna
subjunctive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب 		m
ʾašʿara
tašʿara
yašʿara
tašʿarā
yašʿarā
našʿara
tašʿarū
yašʿarū
f
tašʿarī
tašʿara
tašʿarā
tašʿarna
yašʿarna
jussive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم 		m
ʾašʿar
tašʿar
yašʿar
tašʿarā
yašʿarā
našʿar
tašʿarū
yašʿarū
f
tašʿarī
tašʿar
tašʿarā
tašʿarna
yašʿarna
imperative
الْأَمْر 		m
išʿar
išʿarā
išʿarū
f
išʿarī
išʿarna

Etymology 2[edit]

From Proto-Semitic *śaʿr- (“hair”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ʃa.ʕar/
  • Audio
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Noun[edit]

شَعْر or شَعَر • (šaʿr or šaʿar) m (plural أَشْعَار‎ (ʾašʿār) or شُعُور‎ (šuʿūr))

  1. hair
  2. bristles
  3. fur, pelt
  4. cracks, hairline cracks (in a vase)
Declension[edit]
Declension of noun شَعْر (šaʿr)‎; شَعَر (šaʿar)
Singular basic singular triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal شَعْر‎; شَعَر
šaʿr‎; šaʿar 		الشَّعْر‎‎; الشَّعَر‎
aš-šaʿr‎; aš-šaʿar 		شَعْر‎; شَعَر
šaʿr‎; šaʿar
Nominative شَعْرٌ‎; شَعَرٌ
šaʿrun‎; šaʿarun 		الشَّعْرُ‎‎; الشَّعَرُ‎
aš-šaʿru‎; aš-šaʿaru 		شَعْرُ‎; شَعَرُ
šaʿru‎; šaʿaru
Accusative شَعْرًا‎‎; شَعَرًا‎
šaʿran‎; šaʿaran 		الشَّعْرَ‎‎; الشَّعَرَ‎
aš-šaʿra‎; aš-šaʿara 		شَعْرَ‎; شَعَرَ
šaʿra‎; šaʿara
Genitive شَعْرٍ‎; شَعَرٍ
šaʿrin‎; šaʿarin 		الشَّعْرِ‎‎; الشَّعَرِ‎
aš-šaʿri‎; aš-šaʿari 		شَعْرِ‎; شَعَرِ
šaʿri‎; šaʿari
Dual Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal شَعْرَيْن‎‎; شَعَرَيْن‎
šaʿrayn‎; šaʿarayn 		الشَّعْرَيْن‎‎; الشَّعَرَيْن‎
aš-šaʿrayn‎; aš-šaʿarayn 		شَعْرَيْ‎‎; شَعَرَيْ‎
šaʿray‎; šaʿaray
Nominative شَعْرَانِ‎‎; شَعَرَانِ‎
šaʿrāni‎; šaʿarāni 		الشَّعْرَانِ‎‎; الشَّعَرَانِ‎
aš-šaʿrāni‎; aš-šaʿarāni 		شَعْرَا‎‎; شَعَرَا‎
šaʿrā‎; šaʿarā
Accusative شَعْرَيْنِ‎‎; شَعَرَيْنِ‎
šaʿrayni‎; šaʿarayni 		الشَّعْرَيْنِ‎‎; الشَّعَرَيْنِ‎
aš-šaʿrayni‎; aš-šaʿarayni 		شَعْرَيْ‎‎; شَعَرَيْ‎
šaʿray‎; šaʿaray
Genitive شَعْرَيْنِ‎‎; شَعَرَيْنِ‎
šaʿrayni‎; šaʿarayni 		الشَّعْرَيْنِ‎‎; الشَّعَرَيْنِ‎
aš-šaʿrayni‎; aš-šaʿarayni 		شَعْرَيْ‎‎; شَعَرَيْ‎
šaʿray‎; šaʿaray
Plural basic broken plural triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal أَشْعَار‎‎; شُعُور‎
ʾašʿār‎; šuʿūr 		الْأَشْعَار‎‎; الشُّعُور‎
al-ʾašʿār‎; aš-šuʿūr 		أَشْعَار‎‎; شُعُور‎
ʾašʿār‎; šuʿūr
Nominative أَشْعَارٌ‎‎; شُعُورٌ‎
ʾašʿārun‎; šuʿūrun 		الْأَشْعَارُ‎‎; الشُّعُورُ‎
al-ʾašʿāru‎; aš-šuʿūru 		أَشْعَارُ‎‎; شُعُورُ‎
ʾašʿāru‎; šuʿūru
Accusative أَشْعَارًا‎‎; شُعُورًا‎
ʾašʿāran‎; šuʿūran 		الْأَشْعَارَ‎‎; الشُّعُورَ‎
al-ʾašʿāra‎; aš-šuʿūra 		أَشْعَارَ‎‎; شُعُورَ‎
ʾašʿāra‎; šuʿūra
Genitive أَشْعَارٍ‎‎; شُعُورٍ‎
ʾašʿārin‎; šuʿūrin 		الْأَشْعَارِ‎‎; الشُّعُورِ‎
al-ʾašʿāri‎; aš-šuʿūri 		أَشْعَارِ‎‎; شُعُورِ‎
ʾašʿāri‎; šuʿūri
Related terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
  • Gulf Arabic: شعر‎ (šaʕar)
  • Maltese: xagħar
  • Moroccan Arabic: شعر‎ (šʿar), شعرة‎ (šaʿra)

Etymology 3[edit]

From the root ش ع ر‎ (š-ʿ-r).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

شِعْر • (šiʿr) m (plural أَشْعَار‎ (ʾašʿār))

  1. knowing, knowledge
    ‏لَيْتَ شِعْرِي‎‎ ― layta šiʿrī ― I wish I knew
  2. noticing, perception, sensation
  3. poetry, poem, verses
Declension[edit]
Declension of noun شِعْر (šiʿr)
Singular basic singular triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal شِعْر
šiʿr 		الشِّعْر‎
aš-šiʿr 		شِعْر
šiʿr
Nominative شِعْرٌ
šiʿrun 		الشِّعْرُ‎
aš-šiʿru 		شِعْرُ
šiʿru
Accusative شِعْرًا‎
šiʿran 		الشِّعْرَ‎
aš-šiʿra 		شِعْرَ
šiʿra
Genitive شِعْرٍ
šiʿrin 		الشِّعْرِ‎
aš-šiʿri 		شِعْرِ
šiʿri
Dual Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal شِعْرَيْن‎
šiʿrayn 		الشِّعْرَيْن‎
aš-šiʿrayn 		شِعْرَيْ‎
šiʿray
Nominative شِعْرَانِ‎
šiʿrāni 		الشِّعْرَانِ‎
aš-šiʿrāni 		شِعْرَا‎
šiʿrā
Accusative شِعْرَيْنِ‎
šiʿrayni 		الشِّعْرَيْنِ‎
aš-šiʿrayni 		شِعْرَيْ‎
šiʿray
Genitive شِعْرَيْنِ‎
šiʿrayni 		الشِّعْرَيْنِ‎
aš-šiʿrayni 		شِعْرَيْ‎
šiʿray
Plural basic broken plural triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal أَشْعَار‎
ʾašʿār 		الْأَشْعَار‎
al-ʾašʿār 		أَشْعَار‎
ʾašʿār
Nominative أَشْعَارٌ‎
ʾašʿārun 		الْأَشْعَارُ‎
al-ʾašʿāru 		أَشْعَارُ‎
ʾašʿāru
Accusative أَشْعَارًا‎
ʾašʿāran 		الْأَشْعَارَ‎
al-ʾašʿāra 		أَشْعَارَ‎
ʾašʿāra
Genitive أَشْعَارٍ‎
ʾašʿārin 		الْأَشْعَارِ‎
al-ʾašʿāri 		أَشْعَارِ‎
ʾašʿāri

Etymology 4[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

شُعُر • (šuʿur) m pl

  1. plural of شِعَار‎ (šiʿār)

References[edit]

  • Freytag, Georg (1833), “شعر”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum (in Latin), volume 2, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, pages 426–427
  • Kazimirski, Albin de Biberstein (1860), “شعر”, in Dictionnaire arabe-français contenant toutes les racines de la langue arabe, leurs dérivés, tant dans l’idiome vulgaire que dans l’idiome littéral, ainsi que les dialectes d’Alger et de Maroc (in French), volume 1, Paris: Maisonneuve et Cie, pages 1236–1238
  • Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “شعر”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎[1], London: W.H. Allen, page 544
  • Wehr, Hans (1979), “شعر”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Moroccan Arabic[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Arabic شَعْر‎ (šaʿr).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

شعر • (šʕar) m (collective, singulative شعرة‎ f (šaʕra), plural شعور‎ (šʕūr) or شعورات‎ (šʕūrāt))

  1. hair
  2. bristles
  3. fur
Related terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

From Arabic شِعْر‎ (šiʿr).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

شعر • (šiʕr) m (plural أشعار‎ (ʔašʕār))

  1. poetry

Persian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Arabic شِعْر‎ (šiʿr).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

Dari Persian شعر
Iranian Persian
Tajik шеър (šeʾr)

شعر • (še'r) (plural شعرها‎ (še'r-hâ) or اشعار‎ (aš'âr))

  1. poem
  2. poetry

Synonyms[edit]

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Descendants[edit]

South Levantine Arabic[edit]

Root
ش ع ر‎

Etymology[edit]

From Arabic شَعْر‎ (šaʿr).

Noun[edit]

شعر • (šaʕr) m

  1. hair

Urdu[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Arabic شِعْر‎ (šiʿr).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

شعر • (śer) m (plural اشعار, Hindi spelling शेर)

  1. couplet (of Urdu poetry)

Declension[edit]

(Colloquial)

Declension of شعر
singular plural
direct شعر‎ (śer) شعر‎ (śer)
oblique شعر‎ (śer) شعروں‎ (śerō̃)
vocative شعر‎ (śer) شعرو‎ (śerō)

(Standard)

Declension of شعر
singular plural
direct شعر‎ (śer) اشعار‎ (aśār)
oblique شعر‎ (śer) اشعار‎ (aśār)
vocative شعر‎ (śer) اشعار‎ (aśār)
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