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shair

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[shah-eer] / ʃɑˈɪər /

noun

Islam.
  1. a person, especially a poet, endowed with unique perception or insight.


Etymology

Origin of shair

From the Arabic word shāʿir


Example Sentences

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“I want to mak shair that Deevil’s deed!” he said.

From The Black Watch A Record in Action by Joe Cassells

Jist a bit plan o' my ain, Coont, to keep ye oot o' trouble, and I'm shair ye'll excuse the leeberty.

From Doom Castle by Neil Munro

"Then ye'll shair tae be gaun tae Crail?"

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, January 26, 1916 by Sir Owen Seaman

I'm shair there's no' a woman in the place but wad hae liket him.

From The Underworld The Story of Robert Sinclair, Miner by James C. Welsh

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