शहरी

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian (šahrī). Compare Punjabi ਸ਼ਹਿਰੀ (śahirī).

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /ʃəɦ.ɾiː/, [ʃɛʱ.ɾiː]

Adjective

शहरी • (śahrī) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling شہری)

urban, pertaining to the city
Synonyms: नगरी (nagrī), नागरिक (nāgrik)

Noun

शहरी • (śahrī) m (Urdu spelling شہری)

an urban inhabitant
citizen
Synonym: नागरिक (nāgrik)

Declension

Declension of *शहरी* (masc ī-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	शहरी śahrī	शहरी śahrī
oblique	शहरी śahrī	शहरियों śahriyõ
vocative	शहरी śahrī	शहरियो śahriyo

References

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “शहरी”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Marathi

Etymology

From शहर (śahar, “city”) +‎ -ई (-ī).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɕəɦ.ɾi/, [ɕə.ɾiː]

Adjective

शहरी • (śahrī)

urban
Antonym: ग्रामीण (grāmīṇ)

References

Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “शहरी”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies