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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