See also: سعر and ش ع ر

Arabic edit

Etymology 1 edit

Root
ش ع ر (š-ʕ-r)

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شَعَرَ (šaʕara) I, non-past يَشْعُرُ‎ (yašʕuru)

  1. to know, to have knowledge, to be cognizant
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 2:11-12:
      وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمْ لَا تُفْسِدُوا فِي الْأَرْضِ قَالُوا إِنَّمَا نَحْنُ مُصْلِحُونَ ۝ أَلَا إِنَّهُمْ هُمُ الْمُفْسِدُونَ وَلَٰكِنْ لَا يَشْعُرُونَ
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. to realize, to notice, to come to know
  3. to perceive, to feel, to sense
  4. to be conscious, to be aware
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شَعَرَ (šaʕara) I, non-past يَشْعُرُ‎ (yašʕuru)

  1. to make or compose poetry
  2. to poetize, to versify
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شَعُرَ (šaʕura) I, non-past يَشْعُرُ‎ (yašʕuru)

  1. to become a poet
    خَالَطَ الشُّعَرَاءَ فَشَعُرَ
    ḵālaṭa š-šuʕarāʔa fašaʕura
    He mingled with the poets and became a poet
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شَعِرَ (šaʕira) I, non-past يَشْعَرُ‎ (yašʕaru)

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Conjugation edit

Etymology 2 edit

From Proto-Semitic *śaʕr- (hair).

Cognate with Hebrew שיער (se'ár).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ʃa.ʕar/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun edit

شَعْر or شَعَر (šaʕr or šaʕarm (plural أَشْعَار (ʔašʕār) or شُعُور (šuʕūr))

  1. hair
    لَقَدْ كُنْتُ أَزْرَعُ شَعْرَ جَسْدِي مُنْذُ بُضِعِ سَنَوَاتٍ حَتَّى الْآنَ.
    laqad kuntu ʔazraʕu šaʕra jasdī munḏu buḍiʕi sanawātin ḥattā l-ʔāna.
    I've been growing my hair for a few years now.
  2. bristles
  3. fur, pelt
  4. cracks, hairline cracks (in a vase)
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Descendants edit
  • Gulf Arabic: شعر (šaʕar)
  • Maltese: xagħar
  • Moroccan Arabic: شعر (šʕar), شعرة (šaʕra)

Etymology 3 edit

Root
ش ع ر (š-ʕ-r)

Compare Hebrew שיר (shir) and Hebrew שירה (shirá).

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شِعْر (šiʕrm (plural أَشْعَار (ʔašʕār))

  1. knowing, knowledge
    لَيْتَ شِعْرِيlayta šiʕrīI wish I knew
  2. noticing, perception, sensation
  3. poetry, poem, verses
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شُعُر (šuʕurm pl

  1. plural of شِعَار (šiʕār)

References edit

  • Freytag, Georg (1833) “شعر”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum[1] (in Latin), volume 2, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, pages 426–427
  • Kazimirski, Albin de Biberstein (1860) “شعر”, in Dictionnaire arabe-français contenant toutes les racines de la langue arabe, leurs dérivés, tant dans l’idiome vulgaire que dans l’idiome littéral, ainsi que les dialectes d’Alger et de Maroc[2] (in French), volume 1, Paris: Maisonneuve et Cie, pages 1236–1238
  • Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “شعر”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary[3], London: W.H. Allen, page 544
  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “شعر”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Hijazi Arabic edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Arabic شَعْر (šaʕr).

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Noun edit

شعر (šaʕarm (collective, singulative شَعْرة f (šaʕra), plural شُعور (šuʕūr))

  1. hair
  2. bristles
  3. fur
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Etymology 2 edit

From Arabic شِعْر (šiʕr).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ʃi.ʕir/, [ʃɪ.ʕɪr]

Noun edit

شعر (šiʕirm (plural أشعار (ʔašʕār))

  1. poetry
  2. poem
    Synonym: قَصِيدة (gaṣīda)

Moroccan Arabic edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Arabic شَعْر (šaʕr).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

شعر (šʕarm (collective, singulative شعرة f (šaʕra), plural شعور (šʕūr) or شعورات (šʕūrāt))

  1. hair
  2. bristles
  3. fur
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Etymology 2 edit

From Arabic شِعْر (šiʕr).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

شعر (šiʕrm (plural أشعار (ʔašʕār))

  1. poetry

Persian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Arabic شِعْر (šiʕr).

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Readings
Classical reading? ši'r
Dari reading? še'r
Iranian reading? še'r
Tajik reading? šeʾr

Noun edit

Dari شعر
Iranian Persian
Tajik шеър

شعر (še'r) (plural شعرها (še'r-hâ) or اشعار (aš'âr))

  1. poem
  2. poetry

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South Levantine Arabic edit

Root
ش ع ر
2 terms

Etymology edit

From Arabic شَعْر (šaʕr).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ʃaʕr/, [ˈʃa.ʕ(ɪ)r]
  • Audio (Ramallah):(file)

Noun edit

شعر (šaʕrm

  1. hair

Urdu edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Arabic شِعْر (šiʕr).

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Noun edit

شعر (śerm (formal plural اَشْعار (aś'ār), Hindi spelling शेर)

  1. couplet (of Urdu poetry)

Declension edit

(Colloquial)

Declension of شعر
singular plural
direct شعر (śer) شعر (śer)
oblique شعر (śer) شعروں (śerō̃)
vocative شعر (śer) شعرو (śerō)

(Standard)

Declension of شعر
singular plural
direct شعر (śer) اشعار (aśār)
oblique شعر (śer) اشعار (aśār)
vocative شعر (śer) اشعار (aśār)