"Shira" meaning in All languages combined

See Shira on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Forms: Shiras [plural]
Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Shira (plural Shiras)
  1. A female given name from Hebrew.
    Sense id: en-Shira-en-name-O1-5jzaM Categories (other): English female given names, English given names
  2. A lake in Russia, Lake Shira. Categories (place): Places in Russia
    Sense id: en-Shira-en-name-ZBR0cho~ Categories (other): Lakes
  3. A local government area in Bauchi State, Nigeria.
    Sense id: en-Shira-en-name-lScX3c5p Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 5 53 27 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 14 9 41 23 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 7 53 19 11
  4. (geology) One of the volcanic cones of Kilimanjaro
    Sense id: en-Shira-en-name-ETEnmK9y Categories (other): Geology Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name [English]

Forms: Shiras [plural]
Etymology: Americanized spelling of Shearer. Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Shira (plural Shiras)
  1. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Shira-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Proper name [Swahili]

Etymology: Etymology tree Arabic اَل (al-) Arabic شَعْرَى (šaʕrā) Arabic الشِّعْرَى (aš-šiʕrā)bor. Swahili Shira Borrowed from Arabic الشِّعْرَى (aš-šiʕrā). Etymology templates: {{ety|sw|:bor|ar:الشِّعْرَى|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Arabic اَل (al-) Arabic شَعْرَى (šaʕrā) Arabic الشِّعْرَى (aš-šiʕrā)bor. Swahili Shira [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Arabic", "term" : "اَل", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ar" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Arabic", "term" : "شَعْرَى", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "ar" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Arabic", "term" : "الشِّعْرَى", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ar" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Swahili", "term" : "Shira", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "sw" }" data-lang="sw" data-title="Shira"> Borrowed from Arabic الشِّعْرَى (aš-šiʕrā). Head templates: {{head|sw|proper noun}} Shira
  1. Sirius, Dog Star

Inflected forms

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