مشہور

مشہور

See also: مشهور‎

Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مَشْهُور‎ (mašhūr, “famous, notorious”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /məʃᵊɦuːɾ/

Adjective

مَشہُور • (maśhūr) (Gurmukhi spelling ਮਸ਼ਹੂਰ)

1. famous, famed, well-known, renowned, eminent, prominent
   • Guru Granth Sahib, Bhagat Ravidas, translation by Inni Kaur and Harinder Singh, ang 345:

     ‏آباداں سدا مشہور ؤہاں غنی بسہ مامور‎

     ābādān sadā mashhūr ūhā̃ ġanī basah māmūr

     Always populated and famous. The contented wealthy dwell there.

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Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian مشهور‎ (mašhur), from Arabic مَشْهُور‎ (mašhūr, “famous, notorious”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /məʃ.ɦuːɾ/

Adjective

مشہور • (maśhūr) (indeclinable, Hindi spelling मशहूर)

1. reputed, preeminent

Synonyms

• مقبول‎ (maqbūl)

References

• “مشہور”, in اُردُو لُغَت (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “مشہور”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.