India history and geography

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical Glossary

Śahar.—Persian shahr, a town (Ep. Ind., Vol. XXXIV, pp. 145-46). Note: śahar is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

Sahar in India is the name of a plant defined with Leea asiatica in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Leea crispa L. (among others).

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· Transactions of the Linnean Society of London (1823)
· Mantissa Plantarum (1767)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Botany and History of Hortus Malabaricus (1980)
· Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal (1872)
· Records of the Botanical Survey of India (1953)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Sahar, for example health benefits, pregnancy safety, diet and recipes, chemical composition, extract dosage, side effects, have a look at these references.

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This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.

Languages of India and abroad

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

1) Shahar in Hindi refers in English to:—(nm) a city, town; ~[gashta] city patrol; ~[panaha] city walls; -[bahara] exiled/expelled from the city; -[ba-shahara] from one city to another; ~[basha] a citizen, citydweller; —[ki dai] a hear-all tell-all woman; —[ki hava lagana] (in a derogatory sense) to become urbanised, to be affected by urbanity/urban sophistication/urban selfishness..—shahar (शहर) is alternatively transliterated as Śahara.

2) Sahar in Hindi refers in English to:—(nm) dawn, day-break; ~[dama] very early in the morning..—sahar (सहर) is alternatively transliterated as Sahara.

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Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Ṣahar (ஷஹர்) noun < Persn. shahr. Town; நகரம். [nagaram.] (M. E. R. 388 of 1923-B.)

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Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.

Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Shahar is another spelling for शहर [śahara].—n. town; city;

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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Sahara, Sahari, Shaharabajara, Shaharabatau, Shaharagunda, Shaharapanha, Shahare, Shaharem, Shahari-kshetra, Shahari-suvidha, Shaharikaran, Shaharikarana, Shahariya, Shaharu.

Ends with: Poshahar.

Full-text: Saharharsha, Sahara.

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