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Gujarati
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian شهر (šahr), from Middle Persian 𐭱𐭲𐭥𐭩 (štʿy /šahr/), from Old Persian 𐎧𐏁𐏂𐎶 (x-š-ç-m /xšaçam/), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kšatrám (“kingdom, Ddominion”), from Proto-Indo-European *tek- (“to obtain”). Doublet of ખાતું (khātũ) and ક્ષત્ર (kṣatra). Compare Hindi शहर (śahar).
Pronunciation
Noun
શહેર • (śaher) n
- town, city
- Synonyms: નગર (nagar), પુર (pur)