شاعر
Arabic
Etymology
Derived from the active participle of شَعَرَ (šaʿara, “to know”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃaː.ʕir/
Noun
شَاعِر • (šāʿir) m (plural شُعَرَاء (šuʿarāʾ), feminine شَاعِرَة (šāʿira))
- poet
- 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 23:224:
- وَٱلشُّعَرَاءُ يَتَّبِعُهُمُ ٱلْغَاوُونَ
- waš-šuʿarāʾu yattabiʿuhumu l-ḡāwūna
- (please add an English translation of this quote)
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- bard
Declension
Declension of noun شَاعِر (šāʿir)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| basic singular triptote | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | |||||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | شَاعِر šāʿir | الشَّاعِر aš-šāʿir | شَاعِر šāʿir | شَاعِرَة šāʿira | الشَّاعِرَة aš-šāʿira | شَاعِرَة šāʿirat |
| Nominative | شَاعِرٌ šāʿirun | الشَّاعِرُ aš-šāʿiru | شَاعِرُ šāʿiru | شَاعِرَةٌ šāʿiratun | الشَّاعِرَةُ aš-šāʿiratu | شَاعِرَةُ šāʿiratu |
| Accusative | شَاعِرًا šāʿiran | الشَّاعِرَ aš-šāʿira | شَاعِرَ šāʿira | شَاعِرَةً šāʿiratan | الشَّاعِرَةَ aš-šāʿirata | شَاعِرَةَ šāʿirata |
| Genitive | شَاعِرٍ šāʿirin | الشَّاعِرِ aš-šāʿiri | شَاعِرِ šāʿiri | شَاعِرَةٍ šāʿiratin | الشَّاعِرَةِ aš-šāʿirati | شَاعِرَةِ šāʿirati |
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | ||||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | شَاعِرَيْن šāʿirayn | الشَّاعِرَيْن aš-šāʿirayn | شَاعِرَيْ šāʿiray | شَاعِرَتَيْن šāʿiratayn | الشَّاعِرَتَيْن aš-šāʿiratayn | شَاعِرَتَيْ šāʿiratay |
| Nominative | شَاعِرَانِ šāʿirāni | الشَّاعِرَانِ aš-šāʿirāni | شَاعِرَا šāʿirā | شَاعِرَتَانِ šāʿiratāni | الشَّاعِرَتَانِ aš-šāʿiratāni | شَاعِرَتَا šāʿiratā |
| Accusative | شَاعِرَيْنِ šāʿirayni | الشَّاعِرَيْنِ aš-šāʿirayni | شَاعِرَيْ šāʿiray | شَاعِرَتَيْنِ šāʿiratayni | الشَّاعِرَتَيْنِ aš-šāʿiratayni | شَاعِرَتَيْ šāʿiratay |
| Genitive | شَاعِرَيْنِ šāʿirayni | الشَّاعِرَيْنِ aš-šāʿirayni | شَاعِرَيْ šāʿiray | شَاعِرَتَيْنِ šāʿiratayni | الشَّاعِرَتَيْنِ aš-šāʿiratayni | شَاعِرَتَيْ šāʿiratay |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | ||||
| basic broken plural diptote | sound feminine plural; basic broken plural diptote | |||||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | شُعَرَاء šuʿarāʾ | الشُّعَرَاء aš-šuʿarāʾ | شُعَرَاء šuʿarāʾ | شَاعِرَات; شَوَاعِر šāʿirāt; šawāʿir | الشَّاعِرَات; الشَّوَاعِر aš-šāʿirāt; aš-šawāʿir | شَاعِرَات; شَوَاعِر šāʿirāt; šawāʿir |
| Nominative | شُعَرَاءُ šuʿarāʾu | الشُّعَرَاءُ aš-šuʿarāʾu | شُعَرَاءُ šuʿarāʾu | شَاعِرَاتٌ; شَوَاعِرُ šāʿirātun; šawāʿiru | الشَّاعِرَاتُ; الشَّوَاعِرُ aš-šāʿirātu; aš-šawāʿiru | شَاعِرَاتُ; شَوَاعِرُ šāʿirātu; šawāʿiru |
| Accusative | شُعَرَاءَ šuʿarāʾa | الشُّعَرَاءَ aš-šuʿarāʾa | شُعَرَاءَ šuʿarāʾa | شَاعِرَاتٍ; شَوَاعِرَ šāʿirātin; šawāʿira | الشَّاعِرَاتِ; الشَّوَاعِرَ aš-šāʿirāti; aš-šawāʿira | شَاعِرَاتِ; شَوَاعِرَ šāʿirāti; šawāʿira |
| Genitive | شُعَرَاءَ šuʿarāʾa | الشُّعَرَاءِ aš-šuʿarāʾi | شُعَرَاءِ šuʿarāʾi | شَاعِرَاتٍ; شَوَاعِرَ šāʿirātin; šawāʿira | الشَّاعِرَاتِ; الشَّوَاعِرِ aš-šāʿirāti; aš-šawāʿiri | شَاعِرَاتِ; شَوَاعِرِ šāʿirāti; šawāʿiri |
Descendants
- → Azerbaijani: şair
- → Bashkir: шағир (şağir)
- → Chagatai: شاعر
- Uyghur: شائىر (sha'ir)
- Uzbek: shoir
- → Ottoman Turkish: شاعر (şair)
- Turkish: şair
- → Classical Persian: شاعر (šā'ir) (see there for further descendants)
- → Malay: syair
- Indonesian: syair
- → English: syair
- → Turkmen: şahyr
Azerbaijani
Noun
شاعر
- Arabic spelling of şair
Baluchi
Alternative forms
- شاہر (šáhar, šáhir)
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian شاعر (šā'ir).
Noun
شاعر • (transliteration needed)
- poet
Gojri
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian شاعر (šā'ir).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: شا‧عِر
Noun
شاعِر (śāir) m
- poet, writer, versifier, lyricist
Further reading
- Dr Rafique Anjum (2018) Concise Gojri-Kashmiri-English Dictionary, New Delhi: Adam Publishers & Distributors, →ISBN, page 295.
- Javaid Rahi (2015), “شاعِرْ”, in گوجری ڈکشنری [Gojri Dictionary] (in Gojri), page 633, column 1.
Ottoman Turkish
Etymology
From Arabic شَاعِر (šāʿir).
Noun
شاعر • (şair)
- poet
Related terms
- شاعره
- شعر
Descendants
- Turkish: şair
Persian
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic شاعِر (šāʿir).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ʃɑːʔiɾ/
- (Dari Persian) IPA(key): /ʃɑːʔɪɾ/
- (Iranian Persian) IPA(key): /ʃɒːʔeɾ/
- (Tajik) IPA(key): /ʃɔʔiɾ/
Noun
| Dari | شاعر |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | шоир (šoyir) |
شاعر • (šâ'er) (plural شاعران (šâ'erân) or شاعرها (šâ'er-hâ) or شعرا (šo'arâ))
- poet
Derived terms
- شاعرانه (šâ'erâne)
Related terms
- شاعره (šâ'ere)
- شعر (še'r)
Descendants
- → Gojri: شاعِر (śāir)
- → Gujarati: શાયર (śāyar)
- → Hindustani: śāyar
- Hindi: शायर
- Urdu: شَاعِر
- → Marathi: शाहीर (śāhīr)
- → Marwari:
- Devanagari: सायर (sāyar)
- Mahajani: 𑅰𑅛𑅭 (sjr)
- → Nepali: सायर (sāyar)
- → Old Punjabi: ਸਾਇਰੁ (sāiru)
- Punjabi:
- Gurmukhi: ਸ਼ਾਇਰ (śāira)
- Shahmukhi: شاعِر (śā‘ir)
- Punjabi:
- → Rohingya: cáaer
- → Sindhi:
- Arabic: شاعِرُ
- Devanagari: शाइरु
- Khudawadi: 𑋜𑋠𑊲𑋙𑋣 (śāiru)
Urdu
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian شاعر (šā'ir).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /ʃɑː.jəɾ/
- Hyphenation: شَا‧عِر
Noun
شَاعِر • (śāyar) m (feminine شاعرہ, plural شعراء, Hindi spelling शायर)
- poet
- Synonym: کَوِ (kavi)
Declension
(colloquial)
| Declension of شاعر | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| direct | شاعر (śāyar) | شاعر (śāyar) |
| oblique | شاعر (śāyar) | شاعروں (śāyarō̃) |
| vocative | شاعر (śāyar) | شاعرو (śāyarō) |
(standard)
| Declension of شاعر | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| direct | شاعر (śāyar) | شعراء (śorā) |
| oblique | شاعر (śāyar) | شعراء (śorā) |
| vocative | شاعر (śāyar) | شعراء (śorā) |
Related terms
- شاعری (śāyrī)
- شاعرہ (śāyrā)
- شعر (śer)
References
- “شاعر”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.