शहरी
Hindi edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Classical Persian شهری (šahrī). Compare Punjabi ਸ਼ਹਿਰੀ (śahirī).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
शहरी • (śahrī) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling شہری)
Noun edit
शहरी • (śahrī) m (Urdu spelling شہری)
- an urban inhabitant
- citizen
- Synonym: नागरिक (nāgrik)
Declension edit
Declension of शहरी (masc ī-stem)
References edit
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “शहरी”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
Marathi edit
Etymology edit
From शहर (śahar, “city”) + -ई (-ī).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
शहरी • (śahrī)
References edit
- Berntsen, Maxine, “शहरी”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.