شورا

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology 1

Equivalent to شو (şu) +‎ آرا (ara).

Noun

شورا • (şura)

  1. this place; that place
    شوراده ― şurada ― here; there
Descendants
  • Turkish: şura

Etymology 2

From Arabic شُورَى (šūrā).

Noun

شورا • (şura)

  1. council
    Synonym: مجلس (meclis)
Descendants

Further reading

  • Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), “sura 1”, in The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN
  • Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), “sura 2”, in The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN
  • Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “sura”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

Pashto

Noun

شورا • (shurā́) f

  1. shura, council

References

  • “شورا”, in Pashto Dictionary, Peshawar, Pakistan: Pukhtoogle, 2020.
  • Pashtoon, Zeeya A. (2009) “شورا”, in Pashto–English Dictionary, Hyattsville: Dunwoody Press

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic شُورَى (šūrā).

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? šūrā
Dari reading? šōrā
Iranian reading? šowrâ
Tajik reading? šüro

Noun

Dari شورا
Iranian Persian
Tajik шӯро

شورا • (šowrâ)

  1. council

Derived terms

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