શહેર
Gujarati edit
Alternative forms edit
- શહર (śahar)
Etymology edit
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 edit
- (Standard Gujarati) IPA(key): /ˈʃəʱɛɾ/
- Rhymes: -ɛɾ, -ɛ̤ɾ
- Hyphenation: શહેર
Noun edit
શહેર • (śaher) n