شارع

Concepts

street

lane

legislator

Translations

straat

via

🛣️

calle

rua

strada

🛣️

carrer

Straße

rue

via

sokak

δρόμος

οδός

carrièra

vicus

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ʃaː.riʕ/

Etymology

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