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shaʿir

[ shah-eer ]

/ ʃɑˈɪər /

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noun Islam.

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

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Which of the following colors is used to symbolize AIR?

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Origin of shaʿir

From the Arabic word shāʿir

Words nearby shaʿir

Shah of Iran, shahtoosh, shaikh, Shaikhi, Shaikhism, shaʿir, Shairp, Shaitan, Shaiva, Shak., Shaka

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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. Welsh
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
I'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 Munro
I'm shair ye hadna muckle sense at the time, or it wadna be yon yin ye went coortin'.
Erchie|(AKA Hugh Foulis) Neil Munro

An Accipitrine bird, the same as that obtained at Shair-i-Suffer.
Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and The|William Griffith