شرارت
Persian
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic شَرَارَة (šarāra), from شَرَّ (šarra).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ʃa.raː.ˈrat/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [ʃä.ɾɑː.ɾät̪]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [ʃæ.ɹɒː.ɹæt̪ʰ]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [ʃä.ɾɔ.ɾät̪]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | šarārat |
| Dari reading? | šarārat |
| Iranian reading? | šarârat |
| Tajik reading? | šarorat |
Noun
شرارت • (šarārat / šarârat) (Tajik spelling шарорат)
Punjabi
Etymology
Etymology tree
Borrowed from Classical Persian شَرَارَت (šarārat), borrowed from Arabic شَرَارَة (šarāra), from شَرَّ (šarra).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Punjabi) IPA(key): /ʃə.ɾäː.ɾət̪/, [ʃɐ.ɾäː.ɾət̪ᵊ]
- Rhymes: -ət̪
- Syllabification: شَ‧رَا‧رَت
Noun
شَرَارَت • (śarārat) f (Gurmukhi spelling ਸ਼ਰਾਰਤ)
- mischief, naughtiness
- playfulness, impudence (generally of a child)
- wickedness; villainy
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | شَرَارَت (śarārat) | شَرَارَتاں (śarāratāṉ) |
| oblique | شَرَارَت (śarārat) | شَرَارَتاں (śarāratāṉ) |
| vocative | شَرَارَتے (śarārate) | شَرَارَتو (śarārato) |
| ablative | شَرَارَتوں (śarāratoṉ) | — |
| locative | شَرَارَتی (śarāratī) | شَرَارَتِیں (śarāratīṉ) |
| instrumental | شَرَارَتے (śarārate) | شَرَارَتِیں (śarāratīṉ) |
See also
Punjabi terms derived from the Arabic root ش ر ر (0 c, 1 e)
Further reading
- Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002), “شرارَت”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat (in Punjabi), Lahore: عزیز پبلشرز [ʻazīz pabliśarz]
- “ਸ਼ਰਾਰਤ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2026
Urdu
Etymology
Etymology tree
Borrowed from Classical Persian شَرَارَت (šarārat), borrowed from Arabic شَرَارَة (šarāra), from شَرَّ (šarra).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /ʃə.ɾɑː.ɾət̪/
- Rhymes: -ət̪
- Syllabification: شَ‧رَا‧رَت
Noun
شَرَارَت • (śarārat) f (Hindi spelling शरारत)
- mischievousness, mischief; naughtiness
- playfulness, impudence (generally of a child)
- wickedness; villainy
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | شَرَارَت (śarārat) | شَرَارَتیں (śarāratẽ) |
| oblique | شَرَارَت (śarārat) | شَرَارَتوں (śarāratõ) |
| vocative | شَرَارَت (śarārat) | شَرَارَتو (śarārato) |
See also
Urdu terms derived from the Arabic root ش ر ر (0 c, 1 e)
Further reading
- “شرارت”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
- “شرارت”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2026.
- Fallon, Platts, Qureshi, Shakespear (2024), “شرارت”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Urdu Dictionaries]