شهریور

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian 𐭱𐭲𐭥𐭩𐭥𐭥 (Šahrēwar), “mere rule”; name of the third Amahraspand (divine deity) in Zoroastrianism. Compare شهر (šahr, “city”).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ʃah.ɾeː.ˈwaɾ/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃäɦ.ɾeː.wǽɾ], [ʃäɦ.ɾäj.wǽɾ]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʃɑː.ɾeː.wǽɾ], [ʃɑː.ɾäj.wǽɾ]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʃɔː.ɾeː.wǽɾ], [ʃɔː.ɾäj.wǽɾ]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃæɦ.ɹiː.vǽɹ]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃäɦ.ɾi.vǽɾ], [ʃäɦ.ɾe.vǽɾ]

Readings
Classical reading^?	šahrēwar
Dari reading^?	šahrēwar, šahraywar
Iranian reading^?	šahrivar
Tajik reading^?	šahrivar, šahrevar

Proper noun


Dari	سنبله
Iranian Persian	شهریور
Tajik	Шаҳривар, Шаҳревар

شهریور • (šahrivar)

(Iran) Shahrivar, the sixth month of the solar Persian calendar.
Name of the fourth day of any month of the solar Persian calendar.