صحرا

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Persian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic صَحْرَاء (ṣaḥrāʔ).

Pronunciation

Readings
Classical reading? sahrā
Dari reading? sahrā
Iranian reading? sahrâ
Tajik reading? sahro

Noun

Dari صحرا
Iranian Persian
Tajik саҳро

صحرا (sahrâ)

  1. desert
    Synonyms: بیابان (biyâbân), هامون (hâmun)
  2. plain
    Synonym: دشت (dašt)

Derived terms

Descendants

Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian صَحْرَا (sahrā), from Arabic صَحْرَاء (ṣaḥrāʔ).

Pronunciation

Noun

صَحِرا (ṣaḥirām (Gurmukhi spelling ਸਹਿਰਾ)

  1. desert

References

  • صحرا”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ص ح ر
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic صَحْرَاء (ṣaḥrāʔ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sˤaħ.ra/,
  • Audio (Ramallah):(file)

Noun

صحرا (ṣaḥraf (plural صحاري (ṣaḥāri))

  1. desert

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian صَحْرَا (sahrā), from Arabic صَحْرَاء (ṣaḥrāʔ).

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /səɦ.ɾɑː/,

Noun

صحرا (sahrām (Hindi spelling सहरा)

  1. desert

Declension

    Declension of صحرا
singular plural
direct صحرا (sahrā) صحرے (sahre)
oblique صحرے (sahre) صحروں (sahrõ)
vocative صحرے (sahre) صحرو (sahro)

Derived terms