صحرا

Persian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Arabic صَحْرَاء‎ (ṣaḥrāʔ).

Pronunciation

  • (Dari): IPA(key): /sahɾɒː/

Noun

Dari صحرا
Iranian Persian
Tajik саҳро (sahro)

صحرا • (sahrâ)

  1. desert
    Synonyms: بیابان‎ (biyâbân), هامون‎ (hâmun)
  2. plain
    Synonym: دشت‎ (dašt)

Descendants

  • Tajik: саҳро (sahro)
  • → Hindustani:
    Hindi: सहरा (sahrā)
    Urdu: صحرا‎ (sahrā)
  • → Punjabi: sahirā
    Gurmukhi script: ਸਹਿਰਾ
    Shahmukhi script: صَحِرا‎

Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian صحرا‎ (sahrâ), from Arabic صَحْرَاء‎ (ṣaḥrāʔ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sɛɦ.ɾɑː/, /seɦ.ɾɑː/
  • Rhymes: -ɑː

Noun

صَحِرا • (ṣaḥirā) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਸਹਿਰਾ)

  1. desert

References

  • “صحرا‎”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2023

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ص ح ر‎

Etymology

From Arabic صَحْرَاء‎ (ṣaḥrāʔ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sˤaħ.ra/, [ˈsˤɑħ.rˤɑ]
  • (file)

Noun

صحرا • (ṣaḥra) f (plural صحاري‎ (ṣaḥāri))

  1. desert

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian صحرا‎ (sahrâ), from Arabic صَحْرَاء‎ (ṣaḥrāʔ).

Noun

صحرا • (sahrā) m (Hindi spelling सहरा)

  1. desert

Declension

Declension of صحرا
singular plural
direct صحرا‎ (sahrā) صحرے‎ (sahre)
oblique صحرے‎ (sahre) صحروں‎ (sahrõ)
vocative صحرے‎ (sahre) صحرو‎ (sahro)
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