şehir
Meaning
city (large settlement)
Frequency
Hyphenated as
şe‧hir
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ʃeˈhiɾ/
Etymology
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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Sentences
Tesis Atina şehir 🏙️ merkezinde bulunuyor.
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The facility is located in downtown Athens.
Yakın zamanda şehir 🏙️ yakınlarında doğal gaz ve petrol yatakları bulunmuştur.
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Recently, natural gas and oil resources have been discovered near the city.