शुरू
See also: शर, शेर, and श्र
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Persian شُرُوع (šoru'), from Arabic شُرُوع (šurūʿ). Compare Punjabi ਸ਼ੁਰੂ (śurū) / شُرُوع (śurūʻ), Gujarati શરૂ (śarū), Marathi सुरू (surū), Bengali শুরু (śuru), Kannada ಶುರು (śuru).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ʃʊ.ɾuː/
Noun
शुरू • (śurū) m (Urdu spelling شُرُوع)
- beginning
- commencement
- onset
Declension
Declension of शुरू (masc ū-stem)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | शुरू śurū | शुरू śurū |
| oblique | शुरू śurū | शुरुओं śuruõ |
| vocative | शुरू śurū | शुरुओ śuruo |
Synonyms
- आरम्भ (ārambh)
- (less common) प्रारम्भ (prārambh)
Derived terms
- शुरू करना (śurū karnā)
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “शुरू”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press