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शहर

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Bhojpuri

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian شهر (šahr), from Middle Persian 𐭱𐭲𐭥𐭩 (šahr), from Old Persian 𐎧𐏁𐏂𐎶 (xšaça). Compare Hindi शहर (śahar).

Noun

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शहर (śaharm (Kaithi 𑂬𑂯𑂩)

  1. city

Hindi

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Etymology

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    Borrowed from Classical Persian شَهْر (šahr). Doublet of खाता (khātā). Cognate of Sanskrit क्षत्र (kṣatrá, dominion, kingdom).

    Pronunciation

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    • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ʃə.ɦəɾ/, [ʃɛ.ɦɛɾ]

    Noun

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    शहर (śaharm (Urdu spelling شہر)

    1. city
      Synonyms: नगर (nagar), पुर (pur)
      आप किस शहर में रहते हैं?
      āp kis śahar mẽ rahte ha͠i?
      What city do you live in?

    Declension

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    Declension of शहर (masc cons-stem)
    singular plural
    direct शहर
    śahar
    शहर
    śahar
    oblique शहर
    śahar
    शहरों
    śaharõ
    vocative शहर
    śahar
    शहरो
    śaharo

    Marathi

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    Etymology

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    Borrowed from Classical Persian شهر (šahr), from Middle Persian 𐭱𐭲𐭥𐭩 (šahr), from Old Persian 𐎧𐏁𐏂𐎶 (xšaça-). Doublet of खाते (khāte). Compare Hindi शहर (śahar).

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /ɕə.ɦəɾ/, [ɕəɾ]

    Noun

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    शहर (śaharn

    1. city
    2. town

    Declension

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    Declension of शहर (neut cons-stem)
    direct
    singular
    शहर
    śahar
    direct
    plural
    शहरे, शहरं
    śahare, śahra
    singular
    एकवचन
    plural
    अनेकवचन
    nominative
    प्रथमा
    शहर
    śahar
    शहरे, शहरं
    śahare, śahra
    oblique
    सामान्यरूप
    शहरा
    śaharā
    शहरां-
    śaharān-
    acc. / dative
    द्वितीया / चतुर्थी
    शहराला
    śaharālā
    शहरांना
    śaharānnā
    ergative शहराने, शहरानं
    śaharāne, śaharāna
    शहरांनी
    śaharānnī
    instrumental शहराशी
    śaharāśī
    शहरांशी
    śaharānśī
    locative
    सप्तमी
    शहरात
    śaharāt
    शहरांत
    śaharāt
    vocative
    संबोधन
    शहरा
    śaharā
    शहरांनो
    śaharānno
    Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions.
    There is no space between the stem and the postposition.
    Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.
    Genitive declension of शहर (neut cons-stem)
    masculine object
    पुल्लिंगी कर्म
    feminine object
    स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म
    neuter object
    नपुसकलिंगी कर्म
    oblique
    सामान्यरूप
    singular
    एकवचन
    plural
    अनेकवचन
    singular
    एकवचन
    plural
    अनेकवचन
    singular*
    एकवचन
    plural
    अनेकवचन
    singular subject
    एकवचनी कर्ता
    शहराचा
    śaharāċā
    शहराचे
    śaharāċe
    शहराची
    śaharācī
    शहराच्या
    śaharācā
    शहराचे, शहराचं
    śaharāċe, śaharāċa
    शहराची
    śaharācī
    शहराच्या
    śaharācā
    plural subject
    अनेकवचनी कर्ता
    शहरांचा
    śaharānċā
    शहरांचे
    śaharānċe
    शहरांची
    śaharāñcī
    शहरांच्या
    śaharāncā
    शहरांचे, शहरांचं
    śaharānċe, śaharānċa
    शहरांची
    śaharāñcī
    शहरांच्या
    śaharāñcā
    * Note: Word-final (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as (a).
    Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

    Synonyms

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    Nepali

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    Etymology

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      Borrowed from Hindi शहर (śahar), borrowed from Classical Persian شَهْر (šahr), from Middle Persian 𐭱𐭲𐭥𐭩 (štʿy), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kšatrám.

      Pronunciation

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      Noun

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      शहर (śahar)

      1. city, town

      Descendants

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      • Kusunda: səhər

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