علی‌شیر

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic عَلِيّ (ʕaliyy, Ali) +‎ Classical Persian شیر (šēr, lion).

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? alī-šēr
Dari reading? alī-šēr
Iranian reading? ali-šir
Tajik reading? ali-šer

Proper noun

علی‌شیر • (alī-šēr / ali-šir) (Tajik spelling Алишер)

  1. a male given name

Descendants

  • Azerbaijani: Əlişir
  • Hindustani:
    Hindi: अलीशेर (alīśer)
    Urdu: عَلی شیر ('alī śer)
  • Kazakh: Әлішер (Älışer)
  • Ottoman Turkish: عَلیشیر (alişir)
    • Turkish: Alişir
  • Uzbek: Alisher