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شری — English and Urdu Meaning, Phonetics and Definition

šə́ray
Pronunciation:Standard: /šə́ray/
Noun (Masculine)plural: شریوOrigin: Origin Unknown → PashtoVerified sense 1
Quick Lexicographical Summary · چټک تعریف او پېژندنه

شری (šə́ray) is a Pashto n-m meaning “measles” in English او په اردو کې د «شری» معنی لري. Documented in the Open Pashto Lexicon with dual Kandahari and Peshawari phonetic standards, plural form شریو.

Meanings · Entry 12

ماناوې او تعریفونه
1
measles[medicine]
شری
Source: PashDict Unified Lexicon · Register: medicineStatus: verified
2
chickenpox, chicken pox, measles[general_modern]
Source: PashDict Unified Lexicon · Register: general_modernStatus: verified

Proverbs (Mataloona)4 unique

ولسي متلونه
ولسي متل (Proverb)

«شری سرې پہ مکۀ کنے ہم آرام نۀ لری ۔»

“A mischievous troublemaker finds no peace even in Mecca.”

فسادی آدمی مکہ میں بھی آرام سے نہیں بیٹھتا ۔

Cultural context: Indicates that a naturally quarrelsome or corrupt person will carry their malicious behavior anywhere, even to holy places.
ولسي متل (Proverb)

«چې نوم يې وی شری، څه پيرد څه نری.»

“When someone is notorious as a troublemaker, it matters little what rank or pedigree they hold.”

جس کا نام ہی شرابی یا فسادی ہو، اسے اچھے اور برے کی تمیز سے کیا غرض۔

Cultural context: Focuses on the destructive power of a bad reputation, overshadowing any noble lineage or status.
ولسي متل (Proverb)

«شری سری، په مکې کښې آرام نه لری.»

“A quarrelsome woman finds no peace even in Mecca.”

فسادی عورت کو مکہ میں بھی آرام نہیں ملتا۔

Cultural context: Implies that a person with a naturally disruptive or discontented character will find conflict no matter how sacred or peaceful their surroundings are.
ولسي متل (Proverb)· 1 variant grouped

«رور چه ښه شری شي د خور به یو ټکری شی»

“When brothers quarrel fiercely, the sister is left with only a tattered headscarf.”

بھائی جب آپس میں لڑتے ہیں تو بہن کا دوپٹہ بھی تار تار ہو جاتا ہے۔

Cultural context: Highlights how family feuds and internal conflicts among brothers ultimately destroy the security and honor of vulnerable female relatives.
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  • • رور چه ښه شری شی د خور به یو ټکری شی

Grammar — Word forms

د کلمې ګردان او بڼې
OpenPashto Morphology
Grammatical Formحالت او بڼه
پښتو بڼهPashto Form
Phoneticتلفظ
Dir/Obl Plural (-i)
شريšə́rayī
Obl Plural (-o)
شروšə́rayo
Vocative Singular (-ya)
شریهšə́rayya
Vocative Plural (-yo)
شریوšə́rayyo

Examples from corpora4

قاموسي او ادبي شواهد

Attested real-world sentences grouped by source. Headwords highlighted in context.

د پښتو متلونه (Wisdom / حکمت)

شری سرې پہ مکۀ کنے ہم آرام نۀ لری ۔

“A mischievous troublemaker finds no peace even in Mecca. — Indicates that a naturally quarrelsome or corrupt person will carry their malicious behavior anywhere, even to holy places.”

فسادی آدمی مکہ میں بھی آرام سے نہیں بیٹھتا ۔

د پښتو متلونه (Honor / عزت)

چې نوم يې وی شری، څه پيرد څه نری.

“When someone is notorious as a troublemaker, it matters little what rank or pedigree they hold. — Focuses on the destructive power of a bad reputation, overshadowing any noble lineage or status.”

جس کا نام ہی شرابی یا فسادی ہو، اسے اچھے اور برے کی تمیز سے کیا غرض۔

د پښتو متلونه (Speech)

شری سری، په مکې کښې آرام نه لری.

“A quarrelsome woman finds no peace even in Mecca. — Implies that a person with a naturally disruptive or discontented character will find conflict no matter how sacred or peaceful their surroundings are.”

فسادی عورت کو مکہ میں بھی آرام نہیں ملتا۔

د کلمې اصل او ریښه(Word Origin & Etymology)
کتل ▼

Origin Unknown

Homograph 1; Flagged: origin unknown

Entry #2 of 2 · n. m.

شريَ (n. m. · Entry 2)

s̱ẖaraey
Pronunciation:Standard: /s̱ẖaraey/
n. m.Masculineplural: يِOrigin: Native Pashto → PashtoVerified sense 1

Meanings · Entry 21

ماناوې او تعریفونه
1
The measles, a slight cutaneous eruption[classical]
[کلاسيک / تاريخي]
Page 651 in Raverty (1860). Origin: Native Pashto
Source: PashDict Unified Lexicon · Register: classicalStatus: verified
PashDict Sovereign 34-to-1 Unified LexiconVerified Trilingual Academic Edition · CC BY 4.0

Lexicographical Profile & Dialect Notes

علمي او ژبني معلومات

Grammar & Morphological Classification

The headword شری (šə́ray) functions as a n-m in standard Pashto lexicography. This entry synthesizes lexical evidence from 34 authoritative Afghan and international Pashto dictionaries, cross-referenced with modern frequency corpora to ensure trilingual accuracy.

Phonological & Dialectal Realization

Pronunciation diverges between the Southwestern (Kandahari) dialect and the Northeastern (Peshawari/Kabuled) standard. In Southwestern speech, phonemes maintain retroflex fricative distinctions, whereas Northeastern phonetics exhibit velar and postalveolar shifts. All acoustic transcriptions conform to the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) standards adopted by the Pashto Academy.

Peer-reviewed lexicographical standard · Open Pashto Corpus Edition

Nearby words

نږدې او ورته لغتونه