شاہراہ

Urdu

Etymology

From شاہ (śāh, “king”) +‎ راہ (rāh, “path”), literally “road on which the king travels or king's route”. Possibly also a calque of English King's road. Compare Hindi राजमार्ग (rājmārg). Likely from Persian شاهراه (šâhrâh, “King's highway”)

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ʃɑːɦ.ɾɑːɦ/
Rhymes: -ɑːɦ
Hyphenation: شاہ‧راہ

Noun

شاہْراہ • (śāhrāh) f (Hindi spelling शाहराह)

highway, main road, King's highway
شاہراہ قراقرم گلگت بلتستان کی ایک اہم سڑک ہے۔
śāhrāh qarāqaram gilgit baltistan kī ek aham saṛak hai.
The Karakoram Highway is a strategic road in Gilgit-Baltistan.

Declension

Declension of **شاہراہ**
	singular	plural
direct	شاہراہ (śāhrāh)	شاہراہیں (śāhrāhẽ)
oblique	شاہراہ (śāhrāh)	شاہراہوں (śāhrāhõ)
vocative	شاہراہ (śāhrāh)	شاہراہو (śāhrāho)

References

“شاہراہ”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
“شاہراہ”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.