شارع

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Arabic

Etymology

From the root ش ر ع (š-r-ʕ). Has the form of an active participle but the corresponding verb شَرَعَ (šaraʕa, to have an outlet into the street) may rather be derived from the noun; other meanings of the verb don't fit.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃaː.riʕ/
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Noun

شَارِع (šāriʕm npers (plural شَوَارِع (šawāriʕ))

  1. street

Declension

Noun

شَارِع (šāriʕm pers (plural شَارِعُون (šāriʕūn))

  1. legislator

Declension

References

  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “شرع”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ش ر ع
3 terms
شارع في مدينة قرطاجنة القديمةa street in the Old City of Cartagena

Etymology

From Arabic شَارِع (šāriʕ).

Pronunciation

Noun

شارع (šāreʕm (plural شوارع (šawāreʕ))

  1. street

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian شارع (šāri'), from Arabic شَارِع (šāriʕ).

Noun

شارع (śārem

  1. street, road
  2. highway, wide street, large road

Adjective

شارع (śāre)

  1. legislator, lawgiver

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