شعار

See also: سعار

Arabic

Root
ش ع ر (š ʕ r)
20 terms

Noun

شِعَار • (šiʕār) m (plural شُعُر (šuʕur) or أَشْعِرَة (ʔašʕira))

1. password, watchword
2. ensign
3. device
4. mark, logo, token, sign
5. signal
6. badge, emblem
7. slogan, motto
8. battle cry, war cry

Declension

Declension of noun شِعَار (šiʕār)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	شِعَار šiʕār	الشِّعَار aš-šiʕār	شِعَار šiʕār
Nominative	شِعَارٌ šiʕārun	الشِّعَارُ aš-šiʕāru	شِعَارُ šiʕāru
Accusative	شِعَارًا šiʕāran	الشِّعَارَ aš-šiʕāra	شِعَارَ šiʕāra
Genitive	شِعَارٍ šiʕārin	الشِّعَارِ aš-šiʕāri	شِعَارِ šiʕāri
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	شِعَارَيْن šiʕārayn	الشِّعَارَيْن aš-šiʕārayn	شِعَارَيْ šiʕāray
Nominative	شِعَارَانِ šiʕārāni	الشِّعَارَانِ aš-šiʕārāni	شِعَارَا šiʕārā
Accusative	شِعَارَيْنِ šiʕārayni	الشِّعَارَيْنِ aš-šiʕārayni	شِعَارَيْ šiʕāray
Genitive	شِعَارَيْنِ šiʕārayni	الشِّعَارَيْنِ aš-šiʕārayni	شِعَارَيْ šiʕāray
Plural	basic broken plural triptote‎; broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	شُعُر‎; أَشْعِرَة šuʕur‎; ʔašʕira	الشُّعُر‎; الْأَشْعِرَة aš-šuʕur‎; al-ʔašʕira	شُعُر‎; أَشْعِرَة šuʕur‎; ʔašʕirat
Nominative	شُعُرٌ‎; أَشْعِرَةٌ šuʕurun‎; ʔašʕiratun	الشُّعُرُ‎; الْأَشْعِرَةُ aš-šuʕuru‎; al-ʔašʕiratu	شُعُرُ‎; أَشْعِرَةُ šuʕuru‎; ʔašʕiratu
Accusative	شُعُرًا‎; أَشْعِرَةً šuʕuran‎; ʔašʕiratan	الشُّعُرَ‎; الْأَشْعِرَةَ aš-šuʕura‎; al-ʔašʕirata	شُعُرَ‎; أَشْعِرَةَ šuʕura‎; ʔašʕirata
Genitive	شُعُرٍ‎; أَشْعِرَةٍ šuʕurin‎; ʔašʕiratin	الشُّعُرِ‎; الْأَشْعِرَةِ aš-šuʕuri‎; al-ʔašʕirati	شُعُرِ‎; أَشْعِرَةِ šuʕuri‎; ʔašʕirati

Noun

شِعَار • (šiʕār) pl

1. plural of شَعْر (šaʕr)
2. plural of شَعَر (šaʕar)

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic شِعَار (šiʕār).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʃi.ˈʔɑːɾ]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃo̞.ʔɑ́ːɾ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃo̞.ʔɑ́ːɾ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʃʊ.wɑ́ːɾ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʃu.wɔ́ːɾ]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃe.ʔɒ́ːɹ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃi.ʔɔ́ɾ]

Readings
Classical reading?	ši'ār
Dari reading?	šo'ār
Iranian reading?	še'âr
Tajik reading?	šiʾor

Noun

شعار • (še'âr) (plural شعارها (še'âr-hâ))

1. slogan, motto
2. battle cry, cri de guerre
3. (dated) sign, mark, token
4. (dated) custom, tradition
5. (dated) standard, colors, banner, device
6. (dated) shirt
7. (obsolete) password, watchword

Descendants

• → Hindustani:

  Hindi: शिआर (śiār)

  Urdu: شِعَار (śi'ār)

Further reading

• Bulkin, Carleton (2012) “شعار”, in Dari-English/English-Dari practical dictionary, 2nd edition, New York: Hippocrene Books, →ISBN, →LCCN, page 232
• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892) “شعار”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul
• Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “شعار”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim
• “شعار”, in Вожаҷӯ / واژه‌جو [Vožajü] (in Tajik), 2024

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian شعار (ši'ār), from Arabic شِعَار (šiʕār).

Noun

شعار • (śeʼār) m

1. mark
2. signal
3. sign
4. logo
5. slogan
6. password
7. parole
8. habit, custom, practice
9. method, manner

Related terms

• شعاری