شهير

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ش ه ر‎ (š-h-r); compare شَهَرَ‎ (šahara, “to make famous, to proclaim”).

Adjective

شَهِير • (šahīr) (feminine شَهِيرَة‎ (šahīra), masculine plural شَهِيرُونَ‎ (šahīrūna), feminine plural شَهِيرَات‎ (šahīrāt), elative أَشْهَر‎ (ʔašhar))

  1. famous, generally known, celebrated
    Synonym: مَشْهُور‎ (mašhūr)
  2. notorious, ill-reputed

Declension

References

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