شورا

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Ottoman Turkish

Etymology 1

Equivalent to شو (şu) +‎ آرا (ara).

Noun

شورا • (şura)

  1. this place; that place
    شوراده ― şurada ― here; there
Descendants
  • Turkish: şura

Etymology 2

From Arabic شُورَى (šūrā).

Noun

شورا • (şura)

  1. council
    Synonym: مجلس (meclis)
Descendants

Further reading

  • Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), “sura 1”, in The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN
  • Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), “sura 2”, in The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN
  • Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “sura”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

Pashto

Noun

شورا • (shurā́) f

  1. shura, council

References

  • “شورا”, in Pashto Dictionary, Peshawar, Pakistan: Pukhtoogle, 2020.
  • Pashtoon, Zeeya A. (2009) “شورا”, in Pashto–English Dictionary, Hyattsville: Dunwoody Press

Persian

Persian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia fa

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic شُورَى (šūrā).

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? šūrā
Dari reading? šōrā
Iranian reading? šowrâ
Tajik reading? šüro

Noun

Dari شورا
Iranian Persian
Tajik шӯро

شورا • (šowrâ)

  1. council

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