Arabic

Verb

شَعَرَ • ‎(šaʿara) I, non-past يَشْعُرُ‎ (yašʿuru)

1. to know, to have knowledge, to be cognizant
2. to realize, to notice, to come to know
3. to perceive, to feel, to sense
4. to be conscious, to be aware

Conjugation

References

Wehr, Hans (1976), “شعر”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 3rd edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, ISBN 0-87950-001-8

Noun

شَعْر or شَعَر • ‎(šaʿr or šaʿar) m ‎(collective, singulative شَعْرَة ‎(šaʿra) or شَعَرَة ‎(šaʿara), paucal شَعَرَات ‎(šaʿarāt), plural أَشْعَار ‎(ʾašʿār) or شُعُور ‎(šuʿūr) or شِعَار ‎(šiʿār))

1. hair
2. bristles
3. fur, pelt
4. cracks, hairline cracks (in a vase)

Declension

References

• Wehr, Hans (1979), “شعر”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, ISBN 0-87950-003-4

Noun

شِعْر • ‎(šiʿr) m ‎(plural أَشْعَار ‎(ʾašʿār))

1. knowing, knowledge

   لَيْتَ شِعْرِي‎ ― layta šiʿrī ― I wish I knew

2. noticing, perception, sensation
3. poetry, poem, verses

Declension

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “شعر”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen

Noun

شُعُر • ‎(šuʿur) m pl

1. plural of شِعَار ‎(šiʿār)

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic شِعْر ‎(šiʿr).

Pronunciation

• (Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /ʃeʔɾ/
• (Tehrani) IPA^(key): [ʃeːɾ]

Noun

شعر • ‎(še'r) ‎(plural شعرها ‎(še'r-hâ) or اشعار ‎(aš'âr) or شعرا)

1. (poetry) poem
2. (poetry) poetry

Synonyms

• چامه ‎(čâme)

Related terms

• شاعر ‎(šâ'er)

Descendants

Urdu

Noun

شعر • ‎(śer) m ‎(Hindi spelling शेर)

1. couplet (of Urdu poetry)
2. verse (of Urdu poetry)