सहरा

See also: सेहरा, सोह्र, and सहारा

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian (sahrā), from Arabic صَحْرَاء (ṣaḥrāʔ, “desert”). Related to English Sahara, which comes from the Arab plural.

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /səɦ.ɾɑː/, [sɛʱ.ɾäː]

Noun

सहरा • (sahrā) m (Urdu spelling صحرا)

desert
- 1975, “मेहबूबा मेहबूबा [mehbūbā mehbūbā]”, in Anand Bakshi (lyrics), R.D. Burman (music), Sholay (soundtrack), performed by R.D. Burman:
  गुलशन में गुल खिलते हैं
  जब सहरा में मिलते हैं
  gulśan mẽ gul khilte ha͠i
  jab sahrā mẽ milte ha͠i
  Flowers blossom in the garden
  When we meet in the desert

Declension

Declension of *सहरा* (masc ā-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	सहरा sahrā	सहरे sahre
oblique	सहरे sahre	सहरों sahrõ
vocative	सहरे sahre	सहरो sahro