شاہراہ
Urdu
Etymology
From شاہ (śāh, “king”) + راہ (rāh, “path”), literally “road on which the king travels or king's route”. Possibly also a calque of English King's road. Compare Hindi राजमार्ग (rājmārg).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /ʃɑːɦ.ɾɑːɦ/
- Rhymes: -ɑːɦ
Noun
شاہْراہ • (śāhrāh) f (Hindi spelling शाहराह)
- highway; main road
- شاہراہ قراقرم گلگت بلتستان کی ایک اہم سڑک ہے۔
- śāhrāh qarāqaram gilgit baltistan kī aik aiham saṛak hai.
- The Karakoram Highway is a strategic road in Gilgit-Baltistan.
Declension
Declension of شاہراہ | ||
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singular | plural | |
direct | شاہراہ (śāhrāh) | شاہراہیں (śāhrāhẽ) |
oblique | شاہراہ (śāhrāh) | شاہراہوں (śāhrāhõ) |
vocative | شاہراہ (śāhrāh) | شاہراہو (śāhrāho) |
References
- “شاہراہ”, in اُردُو لُغَت (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
- “شاہراہ”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.