shaʿir
[ shah-eer ]
nounIslam.
a person, especially a poet, endowed with unique perception or insight.
Origin of shaʿir
1From the Arabic word shāʿir
Words Nearby shaʿir
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How to use shaʿir in a sentence
I'm no gaun to hurt you; but I'm gaun to tak' Black Jock oot o' your clutches as shair as daith.
The Underworld | James C. WelshNo, mem, tucked breists are oot o' date; ye'll no' see such a thing in Gleska; I'm shair puir Macphee himsel' hadna ane.
Erchie | (AKA Hugh Foulis) Neil MunroI'm shair it must be a hard job for the auld man, her paw, to provide diversions for the puir wee smout.
Erchie | (AKA Hugh Foulis) Neil MunroI'm shair ye hadna muckle sense at the time, or it wadna be yon yin ye went coortin'.
Erchie | (AKA Hugh Foulis) Neil MunroAn Accipitrine bird, the same as that obtained at Shair-i-Suffer.
Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and The | William Griffith
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