شاطر

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic شَاطِر (šāṭir).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃaː.tˤir/, [ˈʃɑː.tˤɪr]

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Adjective

شاطر • (šāṭir) (feminine شاطرة (šāṭra), common plural شاطرين (šāṭrīn), elative أشطر (ʔašṭar))

1. clever, bright, smart
2. skilled in doing something
3. hard-working
4. successful

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian شَاطِر (šātir), from Arabic شَاطِر (šāṭir).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ʃɑː.t̪ɪɾ/

Adjective

شَاطِر • (śātir) (Hindi spelling शातिर)

1. cunning, scheming
2. clever

References

• “شاطر”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.