शहर

Bhojpuri

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian شهر‎ (šahr), from Middle Persian 𐭱𐭲𐭥𐭩‎ (šahr), from Old Persian 𐎧𐏁𐏂𐎶 (xšaça).

Noun

शहर (śahar) m (Kaithi 𑂬𑂯𑂩)

1. city

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Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian شهر‎ (šahr), from Middle Persian 𐭱𐭲𐭥𐭩‎ (šahr), from Old Persian 𐎧𐏁𐏂𐎶 (xšaça). Doublet of खाता (khātā)

Pronunciation

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

Noun

शहर • (śahar) m (Urdu spelling شہر‎)

1. city

   आप किस शहर में रहते हैं?

   āp kis śahar mẽ rahte ha͠i?

   What city do you live in?

   Synonyms: नगर (nagar), पुर (pur)

Declension

Declension of शहर (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	शहर śahar	शहर śahar
oblique	शहर śahar	शहरों śaharõ
vocative	शहर śahar	शहरो śaharo

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Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian شهر‎ (šahr), from Middle Persian 𐭱𐭲𐭥𐭩‎ (šahr), from Old Persian 𐎧𐏁𐏂𐎶 (xšaça-).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɕə.ɦəɾ/, [ɕəɾ]

Noun

शहर • (śahara) n

1. city
2. town

Synonyms

• नगर (nagar)
• पुर (pur)

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Nepali

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian شهر‎ (šahr), from Middle Persian 𐭱𐭲𐭥𐭩‎ (šahr), from Old Persian 𐎧𐏁𐏂𐎶 (xšaça).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sʌ̤ːr]
• Phonetic Devanagari: सःर्

Noun

शहर • (śahar)

1. city, town

Descendants

• Kusunda: səhər (“city”)