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]
- (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


Iranian Persian	صحرا
Dari	صحرا
Tajik	саҳро

صحرا • (sahrâ)

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Synonyms: بیابان (biyâbân), هامون (hâmun)
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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 (sahrā), from Arabic صَحْرَاء (ṣaḥrāʔ).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

صَحِرا • (ṣaḥirā) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਸਹਿਰਾ)

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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]
Audio (Ramallah): (file)

Noun

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

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Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian (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)

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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)