شاہین
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Urdu
Etymology
From Classical Persian شاهین (šāhīn).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /ʃɑː.ɦiːn/
- Rhymes: -iːn
- Hyphenation: شا‧ہِین
Noun
شاہِین • (śāhīn) m (Hindi spelling शाहीन)
- falcon, especially the peregrine falcon subspecies Falco peregrinus peregrinator.
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | شاہِین (śāhīn) | شاہِین (śāhīn) |
| oblique | شاہِین (śāhīn) | شاہِینوں (śāhīnõ) |
| vocative | شاہِین (śāhīn) | شاہِینو (śāhīno) |
Further reading
- “شاہین”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
- “شاہین”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary , Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.
- Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “شاہین”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.