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Hindi
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Classical Persian شیر (šēr). Doublet of सियार (siyār).
Noun
शेर • (śer) m (feminine शेरनी, Urdu spelling شیر)
- lion
- Synonym: सिंह (sĩh)
- (colloquial) tiger
- Synonyms: बाघ (bāgh), व्याघ्र (vyāghra)
Declension
Declension of शेर (masc cons-stem)
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singular
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plural
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direct
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शेर śer
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शेर śer
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oblique
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शेर śer
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शेरों śerõ
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vocative
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शेर śer
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शेरो śero
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Etymology 2
Borrowed from Classical Persian شعر (ši'r), from Arabic شِعْر (šiʕr).
Noun
शेर • (śer) m (Urdu spelling شعر)
- couplet (especially of Urdu poetry)
- verse (especially of Urdu poetry)
Declension
Declension of शेर (masc cons-stem)
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singular
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plural
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direct
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शेर śer
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शेर śer
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oblique
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शेर śer
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शेरों śerõ
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vocative
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शेर śer
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शेरो śero
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