همشیره

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Persian ‎ (hamšire).

Noun

همشیره • (hemşire)

sister

Synonyms

قیزقارداش‎ (kızkardaş)

Descendants

Turkish: hemşire

Persian

Etymology

Equivalent to ‎ (ham, “also, too, similarly, same”) + ‎ (šir, “milk”) (i.e. someone one shares mother's milk with).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /hamʃiːˈɾa/

(Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /hamʃiːˈɾa/

(Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /hæmʃiːˈɾe/

(Tajik) IPA^(key): /hamʃiˈɾa/

Noun

Iranian Persian	همشیره
Dari	همشیره
Tajik	ҳамшира (hamšira)

همشیره • (hamšire) (plural همشیرگان‎ (hamširegân))

Synonyms

خواهر‎ (xâhar)
پرستار‎ (parastâr)

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