شارع

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ش ر ع (š-r-ʿ). Has the form of an active participle but the corresponding verb شَرَعَ (šaraʿa, to have an outlet into the street) may rather be derived from the noun; other meanings of the verb don't fit.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃaː.riʕ/
  • (file)

Noun

شَارِع (šāriʿ) m (plural شَوَارِع (šawāriʿ))

  1. street

Declension

References

  • Wehr, Hans (1979), شرع”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Urdu

Etymology

From Persian شارع, from Arabic

Noun

شارع (śār'e) f

  1. street
  2. road
  3. highway
  4. legislator
  5. lawgiver

See also

  • شارع عام
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