Learn Arabic › B1 › شارَة
شارَة
badge /ˈʃaː.ra/
nounB1#2671 most common
Also: emblem, insignia, sign
Example sentences
هذه شارة الشرطة.
This is the police badge.
يلبس الجندي شارة على كتفه.
The soldier wears a badge on his shoulder.
حصل الطالب على شارة التفوق.
The student received a badge of excellence.
تدل هذه الشارة على رتبته العسكرية.
This badge shows his military rank.
صمم الفريق شارة جديدة لنادي كرة القدم قبل بداية الموسم.
The team designed a new emblem for the football club before the start of the season.
تُعَدّ شارة الصليب الأحمر رمزاً معترفاً به دولياً للحياد الإنساني في مناطق النزاع.
The Red Cross emblem is regarded as an internationally recognized symbol of humanitarian neutrality in conflict zones.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | شارةٌ | شاراتٌ |
| Genitive | شارةٍ | شاراتٍ |
| Accusative | شارةً | شاراتٍ |
| Vocative | يا شارةُ | يا شاراتُ |
Word family
إشارةsignal, sign, gesture
أشار / يشيرto point, to signal, to indicate
مشيرfield marshal (one who directs/signals)
تأشيرةvisa
Etymology
شارة comes from the Semitic root ش و ر (sh-w-r), whose core sense is to show, point out, or make visible. Classical Arabic used the word for a person's outward appearance or good looks, something shown to others at a glance. Modern Arabic narrowed the meaning to a badge, emblem, or insignia, a small visible mark that identifies rank, membership, or achievement. The same root produces إشارة (a signal or sign) and تأشيرة (a visa, literally a marking).
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