શહેર

Gujarati

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-Iranian *kšatrám
    Middle Persian 𐭱𐭲𐭥𐭩 (štʿy)
    Classical Persian شَهْر (šahr)bor.
    Gujarati શહેર (śaher)

    Borrowed from Classical Persian شَهْر (šahr). Doublet of ખાતું (khātũ) and ક્ષત્ર (kṣatra).

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    શહેર • (śaher) n

    1. city, town (urban area)
      Synonyms: નગરી (nagrī), પુર (pur)
      Antonym: ગામ (gām)

    Further reading

    • “શહેર”, in Gujaratilexicon.com [Gujarati-English dictionary], Arnion Technologies, 2009.
    • “શહેર”, in Gujaratilexicon.com [Gujarati-Gujarati dictionary], Arnion Technologies, 2009.
    • Edalji, Shapurji (1863) “શહેર”, in A dictionary Gujarati and English‎[1], Atmaram Sagun, page 778
    • Framji, Ardesar (1862) “શહેર”, in A Compendium of the English and Gujarati Dictionary‎[2], page 70
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