શહેર

Gujarati

Alternative forms
  • શહર (śahar)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian شهر (šahr), from Middle Persian 𐭱𐭲𐭥𐭩 (štʿy /⁠šahr⁠/), from Old Persian 𐎧𐏁𐏂𐎶 (x-š-ç-m /⁠xšaçam⁠/), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kšatrám (“kingdom, Ddominion”), from Proto-Indo-European *tek- (“to obtain”). Doublet of ખાતું (khātũ) and ક્ષત્ર (kṣatra). Compare Hindi शहर (śahar).

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

Noun

શહેર • (śaher) n

  1. town, city
    Synonyms: નગર (nagar), પુર (pur)
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