शहर

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Bhojpuri[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

शहर (śaharm (Kaithi 𑂬𑂯𑂩)

  1. city

Hindi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Classical Persian شهر(šahr), from Middle Persian 𐭱𐭲𐭥𐭩(šahr), from Old Persian 𐎧𐏁𐏂𐎶 (xšaça). Doublet of खाता (khātā). Cognate of Sanskrit क्षत्र (kṣatrá, dominion, kingdom). Compare Assamese চহৰ (sohor), Bengali শহর (śohor), Gujarati શહેર (śaher), Marathi शहर (śahar), Nepali शहर (śahar), Punjabi ਸ਼ਹਿਰ (śahir).

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

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[edit]

Marathi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ɕə.ɦəɾ/, [ɕəɾ]

Noun[edit]

शहर (śaharn

  1. city
  2. town

Declension[edit]

Declension of शहर (śahar)
direct
singular
शहर
śahar
direct
plural
शहरे, शहरं
śahare, śahara
singular plural
nominative शहर
śahar
शहरे, शहरं
śahare, śahara
oblique शहरा-
śaharā-
शहरां-
śaharāN-
dative शहराला
śaharālā
शहरांना
śaharāNnā
ergative शहराने
śaharāne
शहरांनी
śaharāNni
instrumental शहराशी
śaharāśi
शहरांशी
śaharāNśi
locative शहरात
śaharāt
शहरांत
śaharāNt
vocative शहरा
śaharā
शहरांनो
śaharāNno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions.
There is no space between the stem and the postposition.
Dative Note: -स (-sa) is archaic. -ते (-te) is limited to literary usage.
Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.
Genitive declension of शहर
masculine object feminine object neuter object oblique
singular plural singular plural singular* plural
singular subject शहराचा
śaharāċā
शहराचे
śaharāce
शहराची
śaharāci
शहराच्या
śaharāca
शहराचे, शहराचं
śaharāce, śaharāċa
शहराची
śaharāci
शहराच्या
śaharāca
plural subject शहरांचा
śaharāNċā
शहरांचे
śaharāNce
शहरांची
śaharāNci
शहरांच्या
śaharāNca
शहरांचे, शहरांचं
śaharāNce, śaharāNċa
शहरांची
śaharāNci
शहरांच्या
śaharāNca
* 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[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

Nepali[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

शहर (śahar)

  1. city, town

Descendants[edit]

  • Kusunda: səhər (city)