شہر shahr v.n. fr. شہر 'to be apparent,' c.
A شہر shahr (v.n. fr. شہر 'to be apparent,' &c.), s.m. (orig.) 'The new moon when it appears'; a lunar month.
شہر shahr
P شہر shahr [Pehl. shatan; old P. khsatra; Zend khshathra, rt. khshi; S. क्षत्र, rt. क्षि], s.m. A city, town:—shahr-āshob, s.m. A disturber of the peace of a city; (met.) a mistress;—a poem on a ruined city:—shahr-āshobī, s.f. Disturbance of the peace of a city:—shahr-ba-dar, s.m. Banishment;—an exile; an outlaw:—shahr-ba-dar karnā, v.t. To expel from the town, to banish:—shahr-band, s.f. Wall of a city;—a prison:—shahr-panāh, s.f. Wall round a town; fortifications of a town, intrenchments round a town;—shahr-pūrā, s.m. Suburbs:—shahr-ḵẖabrā, s.m. An intelligencer; a newsmonger, quidnunc:—shahr-ě-ḵẖamoshāṅ, s.m. 'The city of the silent'; a cemetery:—shahr-dār, s.m. A bird-catcher; a huntsman:—shahr-g̠arīb, s.m. A stranger, a traveller:—shahr-gard, s.m. A city patrol:—shahr-gasht, s.m. A city patrol;—patroning a city; a marriage procession through a city.
شعر shěʻr inf. n. of شعر 'to know'; 'to speak in verse'
A شعر shěʻr (inf. n. of شعر 'to know'; 'to speak in verse') s.m. Poetry, verse; a verse, a couplet:—shěʻr-ḵẖẉānī, s.f. Reading, or studying, poetry:—shěʻr kahnā, shěʻr banānā, To compose verses:—shěʻr-goʼī, s.f. The art of poetry; writing poetry.
