सहर

Borrowed from Classical Persian شهر (šahr), from Middle Persian 𐭱𐭲𐭥𐭩 (šahr), from Old Persian 𐎧𐏁𐏂𐎶 (xšaça).

सहर (sahar)

1. city

Borrowed from Classical Persian سحر (sahar), from Arabic سَحَر (saḥar).

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /sə.ɦəɾ/, [sɛ.ɦɛɾ]

सहर • (sahar) m (Urdu spelling سحر)

1. dawn, daybreak

   Synonyms: सुबह (subah), उषा (uṣā), सवेरा (saverā), दिन (din)

   • 1797 – 1869, Ghalib, Tum na aaein to sahar kya hui 1:

     तुम न आए तो क्या सहर न हुई

     tum na āe to kyā sahar na huī

     If you did not come, did dawn not happen?