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Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian شهری (šahrī). Compare Punjabi ਸ਼ਹਿਰੀ (śahirī).
Pronunciation
Adjective
शहरी • (śahrī) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling شہری)
- urban, pertaining to the city
- Synonyms: नगरी (nagrī), नागरिक (nāgrik)
Noun
शहरी • (śahrī) m (Urdu spelling شہری)
- an urban inhabitant
- citizen
- Synonym: नागरिक (nāgrik)
Declension
Declension of शहरी (masc ī-stem)
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singular
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plural
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| direct
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शहरी
śahrī
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शहरी
śahrī
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| oblique
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शहरी
śahrī
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शहरियों
śahriyõ
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| vocative
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शहरी
śahrī
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शहरियो
śahriyo
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References
Marathi
Etymology
From शहर (śahar, “city”) + -ई (-ī).
Pronunciation
Adjective
शहरी • (śahrī)
- urban
- Antonym: ग्रामीण (grāmīṇ)
References
- Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “शहरी”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies