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شَهِير
famous /ʃaˈhiːr/
adjectiveB1#2640 most common
Also: renowned, well-known, celebrated
Example sentences
هو مطرب شهير.
He is a famous singer.
تسوقنا في السوق الشهير.
We shopped in the famous market.
قرأت رواية شهيرة لنجيب محفوظ.
I read a famous novel by Naguib Mahfouz.
يقع البرج الشهير في وسط المدينة.
The famous tower is located in the center of the city.
أصبح الفنان شهيراً بعد مشاركته في المهرجان الدولي.
The artist became famous after taking part in the international festival.
يتحدث الكتاب عن حياة عدد من الشخصيات الشهيرة في التاريخ الإسلامي.
The book discusses the lives of a number of famous figures in Islamic history.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | شَهِيرٌ | شَهِيرُونَ |
| Genitive | شَهِيرٍ | شَهِيرِينَ |
| Accusative | شَهِيراً | شَهِيرِينَ |
| Vocative | يَا شَهِيرُ | يَا شَهِيرُونَ |
Word family
شُهْرةfame, renown
مَشْهُورfamous, well-known (the everyday synonym)اِشْتَهَرَto become famous
شَهْرmonthشَهِيرةfamous (feminine form)
Etymology
شَهِير comes from the triliteral root ش-ه-ر, which carries the sense of being known, visible, or public. The same root gives شَهْر (month), originally tied to the visible new moon that marked time publicly, and شُهْرة (fame). شَهِير itself uses the فَعِيل (faʿīl) pattern, a common template for adjectives describing a fixed, inherent quality, so it reads as 'possessing fame' rather than 'becoming famous.'
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