शोर

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian شور (šōr), from Old Persian [script needed] (xšar). Compare with Sanskrit अक्षरा (akṣarā, “word, speech”), root क्षर् (kṣar, “to flow, melt, perish”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ʃoːɾ/

Noun

शोर • (śor) m (Urdu spelling شور)

1. noise, din, clamor

   चुपचाप बैठो और शोर मत करो।

   cupcāp baiṭho aur śor mat karo.

   Sit quietly and don't make any noise.

Declension

Declension of शोर (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	शोर śor	शोर śor
oblique	शोर śor	शोरों śorõ
vocative	शोर śor	शोरो śoro

Synonyms

• कोलाहल (kolāhal)

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “शोर”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• Platts, John T. (1884) “शोर”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.