شاطر

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic شَاطِر (šāṭir).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃaː.tˤir/, [ˈʃɑː.tˤɪr]
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Adjective

شاطر • (šāṭir) (feminine شاطرة (šāṭra), common plural شاطرين (šāṭrīn), elative أشطر (ʔašṭar))

  1. clever, bright, smart
  2. skilled in doing something
  3. hard-working
  4. successful

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian شَاطِر (šātir), from Arabic شَاطِر (šāṭir).

Pronunciation

Adjective

شَاطِر • (śātir) (Hindi spelling शातिर)

  1. cunning, scheming
  2. clever

References

  • “شاطر”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.
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