"Sharjah" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: Borrowed from Gulf Arabic الشارجة (aš-šārja), probably with influence from Persian شارجه (šârje). Compare Arabic اَلشَّارِقَة (aš-šāriqa), Hijazi Arabic الشارقة f (aš-šārga). Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|en|afb|الشارجة|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=aš-šārja|ts=}} Gulf Arabic الشارجة (aš-šārja), {{bor+|en|afb|الشارجة|tr=aš-šārja}} Borrowed from Gulf Arabic الشارجة (aš-šārja), {{cog|fa|شارجه|tr=šârje}} Persian شارجه (šârje), {{cog|ar|اَلشَّارِقَة}} Arabic اَلشَّارِقَة (aš-šāriqa), {{t|acw|الشارقة|f|tr=aš-šārga}} الشارقة f (aš-šārga) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Sharjah
  1. An emirate of the United Arab Emirates. Categories (place): Emirates of the United Arab Emirates, Places in the United Arab Emirates Coordinate_terms (United Arab Emirates): Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Dubai, Fujairah, Ras al-Khaimah, Umm al-Quwain Translations (one of the emirates of the United Arab Emirates): اَلشَّارِقَة (aš-šāriqa) [feminine] (Arabic), الشارقة (aš-šārga) [Hijazi-Arabic, feminine] (Arabic), Շարջա (Šarǰa) (Armenian), 夏爾迦 (Chinese Mandarin), 夏尔迦 (Xià'ěrjiā) (Chinese Mandarin), Ŝarĵo (Esperanto), Σάρια (Sária) [feminine] (Greek), शारजाह (śārjāh) (Hindi), シャールジャ (Shāruja) (Japanese), شارجه (šârje) (Persian), Ша́рджа (Šárdža) [feminine, masculine] (Russian), Аш-Ша́рика (Aš-Šárika) [feminine, masculine] (Russian), شارجہ (śārjah) [masculine] (Urdu)
    Sense id: en-Sharjah-en-name-wGaVUMHT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 45 Disambiguation of 'United Arab Emirates': 56 44 Disambiguation of 'one of the emirates of the United Arab Emirates': 58 42
  2. The capital city of Sharjah emirate, United Arab Emirates. Categories (place): Cities in the United Arab Emirates, Emirate capitals, Places in the United Arab Emirates Synonyms: Ash Shariqa, Ash Shariqah [rare] Translations (city): اَلشَّارِقَة (aš-šāriqa) [feminine] (Arabic), Շարջա (Šarǰa) (Armenian), 夏爾迦 (Chinese Mandarin), 夏尔迦 (Xià'ěrjiā) (Chinese Mandarin), Ŝarĵo (Esperanto), शारजाह (śārjāh) (Hindi), シャールジャ (Shāruja) (Japanese), شارجه (šârje) (Persian), Ша́рджа (Šárdža) [feminine, masculine] (Russian), Аш-Ша́рика (Aš-Šárika) [feminine, masculine] (Russian), شارجہ (śārja) [masculine] (Urdu)
    Sense id: en-Sharjah-en-name-xOP20U7D Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 45 Disambiguation of 'city': 0 100

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      "tags": [
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        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Аш-Ша́рика"
    },
    {
      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "roman": "śārjah",
      "sense": "one of the emirates of the United Arab Emirates",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "شارجہ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "aš-šāriqa",
      "sense": "city",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "اَلشَّارِقَة"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "Šarǰa",
      "sense": "city",
      "word": "Շարջա"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "city",
      "word": "夏爾迦"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "Xià'ěrjiā",
      "sense": "city",
      "word": "夏尔迦"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "city",
      "word": "Ŝarĵo"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "śārjāh",
      "sense": "city",
      "word": "शारजाह"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "Shāruja",
      "sense": "city",
      "word": "シャールジャ"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "šârje",
      "sense": "city",
      "word": "شارجه"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "Šárdža",
      "sense": "city",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Ша́рджа"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "Aš-Šárika",
      "sense": "city",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Аш-Ша́рика"
    },
    {
      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "roman": "śārja",
      "sense": "city",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "شارجہ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Sharjah"
}

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