शेर

See also: शर, शुरू, and श्र

Hindi

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Classical Persian شیر (šēr). Doublet of सियार (siyār), सृगाल (sŕgāl), शृगाल (śŕgāl), and शृकाल (śŕkāl).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /ʃeːɾ/

Noun

शेर • (śer) m (female equivalent शेरनी, Urdu spelling شیر)

1. lion

   Synonym: सिंह (sĩh)

2. (colloquial) tiger

   Synonyms: बाघ (bāgh), व्याघ्र (vyāghra)

Proper noun

शेर • (śer) m (Urdu spelling شیر)

1. a male given name, Sher, from Persian

Declension

Declension of शेर (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	शेर śer	शेर śer
oblique	शेर śer	शेरों śerõ
vocative	शेर śer	शेरो śero

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Classical Persian شِعْر (ši'r), from Arabic شِعْر (šiʕr).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /ʃɪ(ʔ)ɾ/, /ʃɪɾ/, /ʃeːɾ/

Noun

शेर • (śer) m (formal plural अशआर or अश'आर or अशार, Urdu spelling شِعْر) (especially of Urdu poetry)

1. couplet
2. verse

Declension

Declension of शेर (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	शेर śer	शेर śer
oblique	शेर śer	शेरों śerõ
vocative	शेर śer	शेरो śero