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صحرا

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Persian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic صَحْرَاء (ṣaḥrāʔ).

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? sahrā
Dari reading? sahrā
Iranian reading? sahrâ
Tajik reading? sahro

Noun

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Dari صحرا
Iranian Persian
Tajik саҳро

صحرا (sahrâ)

  1. desert
    Synonyms: بیابان (biyâbân), هامون (hâmun)
  2. plain
    Synonym: دشت (dašt)

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Tajik: саҳро (sahro)
  • Hindustani:
    Hindi: सहरा (sahrā)
    Urdu: صَحْرا (sahrā)
  • Punjabi: sahirā
    Gurmukhi script: ਸਹਿਰਾ
    Shahmukhi script: صَحِرا

Punjabi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian صَحْرَا (sahrā), from Arabic صَحْرَاء (ṣaḥrāʔ).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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صَحِرا (ṣaḥirām (Gurmukhi spelling ਸਹਿਰਾ)

  1. desert

References

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  • صحرا”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024

South Levantine Arabic

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Root
ص ح ر
1 term

Etymology

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From Arabic صَحْرَاء (ṣaḥrāʔ).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /sˤaħ.ra/, [ˈsˤɑħ.rˤɑ]
  • Audio (Ramallah):(file)

Noun

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صحرا (ṣaḥraf (plural صحاري (ṣaḥāri))

  1. desert

Urdu

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian صَحْرَا (sahrā), from Arabic صَحْرَاء (ṣaḥrāʔ).

Pronunciation

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(Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /səɦ.ɾɑː/, [sɛɦ.ɾɑː]

Noun

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صحرا (sahrām (Hindi spelling सहरा)

  1. desert

Declension

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    Declension of صحرا
singular plural
direct صحرا (sahrā) صحرے (sahre)
oblique صحرے (sahre) صحروں (sahrõ)
vocative صحرے (sahre) صحرو (sahro)

Derived terms

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