Given name & surname · also Turkish

Şair

Şair is a masculine given name from Ottoman Turkish, ultimately from Arabic. It is used in Turkish.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Şair comes from Ottoman Turkish, and ultimately from Arabic.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Ottoman Turkish شاعر, from Arabic شَاعِر; its root is Arabic ش ع ر.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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