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Punjabi
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian شهر (šahr). Compare Hindi शहर (śahar).
Pronunciation
Noun
ਸ਼ਹਿਰ • (śahir) m (Shahmukhi spelling شہر)
- city, town, urban area
ਮੈਂ ਇਸ ਸ਼ਹਿਰ ਵਿੱਚ ਰਹਿਂਦਾ ਹਾਂ।- maĩ isa śahir vicca rahindā hā̃.
- I live in this city.
Declension
| Declension of ਸ਼ਹਿਰ
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| dir. sg.
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ਸ਼ਹਿਰ (śahir)
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| dir. pl.
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ਸ਼ਹਿਰ (śahir)
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singular
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plural
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| direct
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ਸ਼ਹਿਰ (śahir)
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ਸ਼ਹਿਰ (śahir)
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| oblique
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ਸ਼ਹਿਰ (śahir)
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ਸ਼ਹਿਰਾਂ (śahirā̃)
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| vocative
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ਸ਼ਹਿਰਾ (śahirā)
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ਸ਼ਹਿਰੋ (śahiro)
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| ablative
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ਸ਼ਹਿਰੋਂ (śahirõ)
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—
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| locative
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ਸ਼ਹਿਰੇ (śahire)
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ਸ਼ਹਿਰੀਂ (śahirī̃)
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| instrumental
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ਸ਼ਹਿਰੇ (śahire)
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ਸ਼ਹਿਰੀਂ (śahirī̃)
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Derived terms
Related terms
- ਸ਼ਹਿਰੀ (śahirī, “urban”, adjective)
References
- “ਸ਼ਹਿਰ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
- Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਸ਼ਹਿਰ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.