همشیره

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Persian همشیره‎ (hamšire).

Noun

همشیره • (hemşire)

  1. sister

Synonyms

Descendants

Persian

Etymology

Equivalent to هم‎ (ham, “also, too, similarly, same”) + شیر‎ (šir, “milk”) (i.e. someone one shares mother's milk with).

Noun
Dari Persian همشیره
Iranian Persian همشیره
Tajiki Persian ҳамшира (hamšira)

همشیره • (hamšire) (plural همشیرگان‎ (hamširegân))

  1. sister
  2. sibling

Synonyms
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