Sharjah

English

Alternative forms

Ash Shariqa, Ash Shariqah (rare)

Etymology

Borrowed from Gulf Arabic الشارجة (aš-šārja),[1] probably with influence from Persian (šârje). Compare Arabic اَلشَّارِقَة (aš-šāriqa), Hijazi Arabic الشارقة f (aš-šārga).

Proper noun

Sharjah

An emirate of the United Arab Emirates.
The capital city of Sharjah emirate, United Arab Emirates.

Coordinate terms

United Arab Emirates
- Abu Dhabi
- Ajman
- Dubai
- Fujairah
- Ras al-Khaimah
- Umm al-Quwain

Translations

one of the emirates of the United Arab Emirates

Arabic: اَلشَّارِقَة f (aš-šāriqa)
Hijazi Arabic: الشارقة f (aš-šārga)
Armenian: Շարջա (Šarǰa)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 夏爾迦／夏尔迦 (Xià'ěrjiā)
Esperanto: Ŝarĵo
Greek: Σάρια f (Sária)
Hindi: शारजाह (śārjāh)
Japanese: シャールジャ (ja) (Shāruja)
Persian: شارجه (šârje)
Russian: Ша́рджа m or f (Šárdža), Аш-Ша́рика m or f (Aš-Šárika)
Urdu: شارجہ m (śārjah)

city

Arabic: اَلشَّارِقَة f (aš-šāriqa)
Armenian: Շարջա (Šarǰa)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 夏爾迦／夏尔迦 (Xià'ěrjiā)
Esperanto: Ŝarĵo
Hindi: शारजाह (śārjāh)
Japanese: シャールジャ (ja) (Shāruja)
Persian: شارجه (šârje)
Russian: Ша́рджа m or f (Šárdža), Аш-Ша́рика m or f (Aš-Šárika)
Urdu: شارجہ m (śārja)

References

Hamdi A. Qafisheh (1997) NTC's Gulf Arabic-English dictionary, NTC Publishing Group, →ISBN, page 351

Further reading

Sharjah on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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