Ottoman Turkish

Noun

همشیره • ‎(hemşire)

1. sister

Synonyms

• قیزقردش (kızkardeş)

Persian

Etymology

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

Noun

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

1. sister
2. sibling

Synonyms

• خواهر ‎(xâhar)