शजर

Hindi

Etymology

From Arabic شَجَر (šajar).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ʃə.d͡ʒəɾ/

Noun

शजर (śajar) m (Urdu spelling شَجَر)

  1. (poetic, rare) tree
    • 2010, Javed Akhtar, Jidhar Jaate Hain Sab [Whither Everyone Goes] :
      बुलंदी पर उन्हें मिट्टी की ख़ुश्बू तक नहीं आती ये वो शाख़ें हैं जिन को अब शजर अच्छा नहीं लगता
      bulandī par unhẽ miṭṭī kī xuśbū tak nahī̃ ātī
      ye vo śāxẽ haĩ jin ko ab śajar acchā nahī̃ lagtā.
      At that lofty height, the fragrance of the soil does not reach
      Those branches, to whom the tree no longer seems good.

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