شاہراہ
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Urdu
Etymology
From شاہ (śāh, “king”) + راہ (rāh, “path”), literally “road on which the king travels or king's route”. Possibly also a calque of English King's road. Compare Hindi राजमार्ग (rājmārg). Likely from Persian شاهراه (šâhrâh, “King's highway”)
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /ʃɑːɦ.ɾɑːɦ/
- Rhymes: -ɑːɦ
- Hyphenation: شاہ‧راہ
Noun
شاہْراہ • (śāhrāh) f (Hindi spelling शाहराह)
- highway, main road, King's highway
- شاہراہ قراقرم گلگت بلتستان کی ایک اہم سڑک ہے۔
- śāhrāh qarāqaram gilgit baltistan kī ek aham saṛak hai.
- The Karakoram Highway is a strategic road in Gilgit-Baltistan.
Declension
| Declension of شاہراہ | ||||||||
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| singular | plural | |||||||
| direct | شاہراہ (śāhrāh) | شاہراہیں (śāhrāhẽ) | ||||||
| oblique | شاہراہ (śāhrāh) | شاہراہوں (śāhrāhõ) | ||||||
| vocative | شاہراہ (śāhrāh) | شاہراہو (śāhrāho) | ||||||