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shaʿir

[shah-eer]

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noun Islam.

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

Origin of shaʿir

From the Arabic word shāʿir

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for shair

Historical Examples of shair

I'm shair there's no' a woman in the place but wad hae liket him.
The Underworld
James C. Welsh
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. Welsh
In contradistinction to the shair, the charm of the pantoon lies, or should lie, in its being improvised.
Monumental Java
J. F. Scheltema
Beer, beer, glorious beer; I'm shair I've perished three gallons this very day.
Erchie
(AKA Hugh Foulis) Neil Munro
No, 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 Munro