شماره

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian ʾwšmʾlk' (ōšmārag, “calculation, reckoning”). Related to شمردن (šomordan); see there for more.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ʃu.maː.ˈra/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃʊ.mɑː.ɾä]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃʊ.mɑː.ɾä]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʃʊ.mɑː.ɾä]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʃu.mɔː.ɾä]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃo.mɒː.ɹe]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃu.mɔ.ɾä]

• Rhymes: -a

Readings
Classical reading?	šumāra
Dari reading?	šumāra
Iranian reading?	šomâre
Tajik reading?	šumora

Noun

شماره • (šumāra / šomâre) (plural شماره‌ها (šumāra-hā / šomâre-hâ), Tajik spelling шумора)

1. number (position of something in a sequence)
2. number (sequence of digits and letters)
   1. telephone number
3. numeral, digit (symbol representing a number)

   Synonym: عدد (adad)

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: şümarə
• → Gujarati: સુમારે (sumāre)
• → Kannada: ಸುಮಾರು (sumāru)
• → Marathi: सुमारे (sumāre)

See also

• تعداد (ta'dād / te'dâd, “number, quantity”)