صحرا

Persian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Arabic صَحْرَاء (ṣaḥrāʔ).

Pronunciation
 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [säɦ.ɾɑ́ː]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [sɑː.ɾɑ́ː]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [sɔː.ɾɔ́ː]

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

Noun
Dari صحرا
Iranian Persian
Tajik саҳро

صحرا • (sahrâ)

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

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

Punjabi

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /sɛɦ.ɾɑː/, /seɦ.ɾɑː/
  • Rhymes: -äː

Noun

صَحِرا • (ṣaḥirā) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਸਹਿਰਾ)

  1. desert

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

South Levantine Arabic
Root
ص ح ر
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic صَحْرَاء (ṣaḥrāʔ).

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

Noun

صحرا • (ṣaḥra) f (plural صحاري (ṣaḥāri))

  1. desert

Urdu

Etymology

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

Noun

صحرا • (sahrā) m (Hindi spelling सहरा)

  1. desert

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