شهر

Persian

regional
Definitions
  • (obsolete) land, country
  • city, town

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Persian 𐭱𐭲𐭥𐭩 (land, realm, country) inherited from Proto-Iranian *xšaθram inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kšatrám (dominion, kingdom) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *tek- (receive, gain control over, gain power over, obtain, weave, attain, take by the hand, make, reach out the hand, build).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*tek-

Gloss

receive, gain control over, gain power over, obtain, weave, attain, take by the hand, make, reach out the hand, build

Concept
Semantic Field

Clothing and grooming

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

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