شاہراہ

Urdu

Etymology

From شاہ (śāh, “king”) +‎ راہ (rāh, “path”), literally “road on which the king travels or king's route”. Possibly also a calque of English King's road. Compare Hindi राजमार्ग (rājmārg). Likely from Persian شاهراه (šâhrâh, “King's highway”)

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /ʃɑːɦ.ɾɑːɦ/
  • Rhymes: -ɑːɦ
  • Hyphenation: شاہ‧راہ

Noun

شاہْراہ • (śāhrāh) f (Hindi spelling शाहराह)

  1. highway, main road, King's highway
    شاہراہ قراقرم گلگت بلتستان کی ایک اہم سڑک ہے۔
    śāhrāh qarāqaram gilgit baltistan kī aik aiham saṛak hai.
    The Karakoram Highway is a strategic road in Gilgit-Baltistan.

Declension
Declension of شاہراہ
singular plural
direct شاہراہ (śāhrāh) شاہراہیں (śāhrāhẽ)
oblique شاہراہ (śāhrāh) شاہراہوں (śāhrāhõ)
vocative شاہراہ (śāhrāh) شاہراہو (śāhrāho)

References
  • “شاہراہ”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • “شاہراہ”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
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