شهر

Meaning

Verb

1. to spread, to make known, to divulge
2. to make well-known, to make famous, to make notorious
3. to proclaim, to announce
4. to draw (a weapon), to unsheathe

Noun

1. (form-of, noun-from-verb) verbal noun of شَهَرَ (šahara) (form I)
2. month (unit of time)
3. new moon (beginning of the lunar month)

Concepts

month

fame

menses

monthlies

reputation

losing streak

make public

menstrual period

menorrhea

Aunt Flo

declare

menorrhoea

Synonyms

حيض

طمث

Translations

mes

μήνας

mese

Monat

ay

🌔

mês

mois

maand

mes

mensis

mes

meh

hîv

🌔

heyv

🌔

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ʃa.ha.ra/

Etymology

Compare Aramaic סהרא (“moon”), Hebrew סַהַר (sáhar, “crescent”) and Old South Arabian 𐩦𐩠𐩧 (s²hr, “beginning of the lunar month”).