शहरी

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian شهری (šahrī). Compare Punjabi ਸ਼ਹਿਰੀ (śahirī).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ʃəɦ.ɾiː/, [ʃɛʱ.ɾiː]

Adjective

शहरी • (śahrī) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling شہری)

1. urban, pertaining to the city

   Synonyms: नगरी (nagrī), नागरिक (nāgrik)

Noun

शहरी • (śahrī) m (Urdu spelling شہری)

1. an urban inhabitant
2. citizen

   Synonym: नागरिक (nāgrik)

Declension

Declension of शहरी (masc ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	शहरी śahrī	शहरी śahrī
oblique	शहरी śahrī	शहरियों śahriyõ
vocative	शहरी śahrī	शहरियो śahriyo

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “शहरी”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Marathi

Etymology

From शहर (śahar, “city”) +‎ -ई (-ī).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɕəɦ.ɾi/, [ɕə.ɾiː]

Adjective

शहरी • (śahrī)

1. urban

   Antonym: ग्रामीण (grāmīṇ)

References

• Berntsen, Maxine, “शहरी”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.