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şehir

Meaning

city (large settlement)

Frequency

A2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ʃeˈhiɾ/
Etymology

In summary

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-Iranian *kšatrám Middle Persian 𐭱𐭲𐭥𐭩 (štʿy) Classical Persian شهرbor. Ottoman Turkish شهر Turkish şehir Inherited from Ottoman Turkish شهر (şehir), from Classical Persian شَهْر (šahr).

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