શહેર

Gujarati

Etymology

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Proto-Indo-Iranian *kšatrám

Middle Persian 𐭱𐭲𐭥𐭩 (štʿy)

Classical Persian شَهْر (šahr)bor.

Gujarati શહેર (śaher)

Borrowed from Classical Persian شهر (šahr). Doublet of ખાતું (khātũ) and ક્ષત્ર (kṣatra).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈʃəʱɛɾ/
  • (colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈʃɛ̤ɾ/
• Rhymes: -ɛɾ
• Hyphenation: શહેર

Noun

શહેર • (śaher) n

1. city, town (urban area)

   Synonyms: નગરી (nagrī), પુર (pur)

   Antonym: ગામ (gām)

Further reading

• “શહેર”, in Gujaratilexicon.com [Gujarati-English dictionary], Arnion Technologies, 2009.
• “શહેર”, in Gujaratilexicon.com [Gujarati-Gujarati dictionary], Arnion Technologies, 2009.
• Edalji, Shapurji (1863) “શહેર”, in A dictionary Gujarati and English‎^[1], Atmaram Sagun, page 778
• Framji, Ardesar (1862) “શહેર”, in A Compendium of the English and Gujarati Dictionary‎^[2], page 70