صحرا

Persian

Alternative forms

• صحراء (sahrâ')

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic صَحْرَاء (ṣaḥrāʔ).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [sah.ˈɾaː]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [säɦ.ɾɑ́ː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [säɦ.ɾɑ́ː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [sɑː.ɾɑ́ː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [sɔː.ɾɔ́ː]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [sæɦ.ɹɒ́ː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [säɦ.ɾɔ́]

Readings
Classical reading?	sahrā
Dari reading?	sahrā
Iranian reading?	sahrâ
Tajik reading?	sahro

Noun

Dari	صحرا
Iranian Persian
Tajik	саҳро

صحرا • (sahrâ)

1. desert

   Synonyms: بیابان (biyâbân), هامون (hâmun)

2. plain

   Synonym: دشت (dašt)

Derived terms

• صحرای بزرگ آفریقا (sahrâ-ye bozorg-e âfriqâ)
• صحرایی (sahrâyi)

Descendants

• Tajik: саҳро (sahro)
• → Hindustani:

  Hindi: सहरा (sahrā)

  Urdu: صَحْرا (sahrā)

• → Punjabi: sahirā

  Gurmukhi script: ਸਹਿਰਾ

  Shahmukhi script: صَحِرا

Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian صَحْرَا (sahrā), from Arabic صَحْرَاء (ṣaḥrāʔ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɛɦ.ɾɑː/, /seɦ.ɾɑː/
• Rhymes: -äː

Noun

صَحِرا • (ṣaḥirā) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਸਹਿਰਾ)

1. desert

References

• “صحرا”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ص ح ر
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic صَحْرَاء (ṣaḥrāʔ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sˤaħ.ra/, [ˈsˤɑħ.rˤɑ]

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Noun

صحرا • (ṣaḥra) f (plural صحاري (ṣaḥāri))

1. desert

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian صَحْرَا (sahrā), from Arabic صَحْرَاء (ṣaḥrāʔ).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /səɦ.ɾɑː/, [sɛɦ.ɾɑː]
• Rhymes: -ɾɑː
• Hyphenation: صَح‧را

Noun

صحرا • (sahrā) m (Hindi spelling सहरा)

1. desert

Declension

Declension of صحرا

	singular	plural
direct	صحرا (sahrā)	صحرے (sahre)
oblique	صحرے (sahre)	صحروں (sahrõ)
vocative	صحرے (sahre)	صحرو (sahro)

Derived terms

• صَحْرائے اَعْظَم (sahrā-e a'zam)