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شعر

Pronunciation: /ʃa.ʕa.ra/

“شعر” is an Arabic word. Its 17 meanings in English:

verb

  1. to know, to have knowledge, to be cognizant
  2. to realize, to notice, to come to know
  3. to perceive, to feel, to sense
  4. to be conscious, to be aware
  5. to make or compose poetry
  6. to poetize, to versify
  7. to become a poet
  8. to become aware
  9. to have thick and long hair, to be hirsute

noun

  1. hair
  2. bristles
  3. fur, pelt
  4. cracks, hairline cracks (in a vase)
  5. tomfoolery, mumbo-jumbery, bobbins
  6. knowing, knowledge
  7. noticing, perception, sensation
  8. poetry, poem, verses

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *śaʕr- (“hair”). Cognate with Hebrew שיער (se'ár).

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