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shri

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Definition of shri

3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (India)A title of respect used before male names, Mr.
    “The master craftsman received a National Award from the then president of India Shri APJ Abdul Kalam.”
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noun

  1. (India)A title of respect used before male names, Mr.
    “The master craftsman received a National Award from the then president of India Shri APJ Abdul Kalam.”
  2. (India)An honorific title prefixed to the names of deities, holy persons, holy books or sacred places.
    “Shri Rama”
    “Shri Guru Granth Sahib”

name

  1. A unisex given name from Sanskrit.
    “Today, Congressman Shri Thanedar (MI-13) introduced articles of impeachment against Donald J. Trump, President of the United States, citing a sweeping abuse of power, flagrant violations of the Constitution, and acts of tyranny that undermine American democracy and threaten the rule of law.”

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Etymology

From Sanskrit श्री (śrī), possibly through a modern Indian language. Compare Bengali শ্রী (sri), Gujarati શ્રી (śrī), Tamil ஶ்ரீ (śrī), Hindi, Nepali, and Marathi श्री (śrī), Malayalam ശ്രീ (śrī).

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