شهير

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Arabic

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Root
ش ه ر (š h r)
11 terms

Etymology

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فَعِيل (faʕīl)-type stative-verb derived from the active participle from the verb شَهَرَ (šahara, to make famous, to proclaim).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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شَهِير (šahīr) (feminine شَهِيرَة (šahīra), masculine plural شَهِيرُونَ (šahīrūna), feminine plural شَهِيرَات (šahīrāt), elative أَشْهَر (ʔašhar))

  1. famous, generally known, celebrated
    Synonym: مَشْهُور (mašhūr)
  2. notorious, ill-reputed

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Azerbaijani: şəhir
  • Ottoman Turkish: شهیر (şehîr)
  • Persian: شهیر
  • Urdu: شہیر

References

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