همشیره

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Persian همشیره (hamšire).

Noun

همشیره • (hemşire)

  1. sister

Synonyms

Descendants

  • Turkish: hemşire

Persian

Etymology

Equivalent to هم (ham, also, too, similarly, same) + شیر (šir, milk) (i.e. someone one shares mother's milk with).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [häm.ʃiː.ɾǽ]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [ʔäm.ʃiː.ɾǽ]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [ʔäm.ʃi.ɾǽ]

Readings
Classical reading? hamšīra
Dari reading? hamšīra
Iranian reading? hamšire
Tajik reading? hamšira

Noun

Dari همشیره
Iranian Persian
Tajik ҳамшира

همشیره • (hamšire) (plural همشیرگان (hamširegân))

  1. sister
  2. sibling
  3. (Dari) nurse

Synonyms

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