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شَهْر
month /ˈʃahr/
nounA1#289 most common
Also: lunar month, crescent moon (classical/poetic)
Example sentences
هٰذا الشَّهْرُ حارٌّ.
This month is hot.
سَأُسافِرُ في الشَّهْرِ القادِمِ.
I will travel next month.
أَعمَلُ في هٰذِهِ الشَّرِكَةِ مُنذُ ثَلاثَةِ أَشْهُرٍ.
I have worked at this company for three months.
يَستَغرِقُ المَشروعُ عِدَّةَ أَشْهُرٍ قَبلَ أَن يَكتَمِلَ.
The project takes several months before it is completed.
شَهْرُ رَمَضانَ هوَ الشَّهْرُ التاسِعُ في التَّقويمِ الهِجْريِّ.
Ramadan is the ninth month in the Islamic calendar.
تَتَقَلَّبُ أَسعارُ النِّفطِ مِن شَهْرٍ إلى آخَرَ تَبَعاً لِتَغَيُّراتِ السوقِ العالَميَّةِ.
Oil prices fluctuate from one month to another according to changes in the global market.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | شَهْرٌ | شُهورٌ |
| Genitive | شَهْرٍ | شُهورٍ |
| Accusative | شَهْراً | شُهوراً |
| Vocative | يا شَهْرُ | يا شُهورُ |
Word family
شَهْريّmonthly
شُهورmonths (plural)
مَشْهورfamous
شُهْرةfame
أَشْهَرَto announce, declare
Etymology
Shahr comes from the Semitic root sh-h-r, which carries the sense of being visible or made known. Arab lexicographers tie the month to the new crescent moon, whose appearance announces the start of a fresh period. The same root yields mashhur, meaning famous, and shuhra, meaning fame.
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