شاہراہ

Urdu

Etymology

From شاہ‎ (śāh, “king”) +‎ راہ‎ (rāh, “path”), literally “road on which the king travels or king's route”. Possibly also a calque of English King's road. Compare Hindi राजमार्ग (rājmārg).

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /ʃɑːɦ.ɾɑːɦ/
  • (Deccani) IPA(key): /ʃɑːɦ.ɾɑːɦ/
  • Rhymes: -ɑːɦ
  • Hyphenation: شاہ‧راہ

Noun

شاہْراہ • (śāhrāh) f (Hindi spelling शाहराह)

  1. highway; main road
    ‏شاہراہ قراقرم گلگت بلتستان کی ایک اہم سڑک ہے۔‎‎
    śāhrāh qarāqaram gilgit baltistan kī aik aiham saṛak hai.
    The Karakoram Highway is a strategic road in Gilgit-Baltistan.

Declension
Declension of شاہراہ
singular plural
direct شاہراہ‎ (śāhrāh) شاہراہیں‎ (śāhrāhẽ)
oblique شاہراہ‎ (śāhrāh) شاہراہوں‎ (śāhrāhõ)
vocative شاہراہ‎ (śāhrāh) شاہراہو‎ (śāhrāho)

References
  • “شاہراہ”, in اُردُو لُغَت (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • “شاہراہ”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English] (in English), Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.
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