شيار

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Arabic

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Etymology 1

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Root
ش و ر (š w r)
11 terms

Adjective

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شِيَار (šiyārpl

  1. inflection of شَيِّر (šayyir):
    1. masculine plural
    2. feminine plural

Noun

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شِيَار (šiyārm

  1. form, exterior
  2. beauty; adornment
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Etymology 2

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Unknown, possibly a euphemism from the “beauty” word above avoiding the name of a god and planet after which the day was named.

Proper noun

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شِيَار (šiyārm

  1. (obsolete) Saturday
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See also
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References

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  • Fischer, August (1896) “Die altarabischen Namen der sieben Wochentage”, in Zeitschrift der Deutschen Morgenländischen Gesellschaft[1] (in German), volume 50, pages 220–226
  • Hommel, Fritz (1893) Süd-Arabische Chrestomathie. Minäo-sabäische Grammatik. – Bibliographie. – Minäische Inschriften nebst Glossar[2] (in German), München: G. Franz’sche Hofbuchhandlung, page 57
  • Rotter, Gernot (1993) “Der dies veneris im vorislamischen Mekka, eine neue Deutung des Namens „Europa“ und eine Erklärung für kobar = Venus”, in Der Islam[3] (in German), volume 70, number 1, →DOI, page 116