शायरी (shaayrii)
noun
A single-sense noun: the art or body of Urdu-Hindi poetry, especially the romantic/lyrical verse tradition associated with mushairas and ghazals.
Sense
1
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poetry (especially Urdu-style lyrical/romantic verse)
noun, feminine
Synonyms: कविता (kavitaa, broader term, covers all poetry), काव्य (kaavy, literary), शेर-ओ-शायरी (sher-o-shaayrii, set phrase, poetry in general)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: शायरी (shaayrii) carries a distinctly romantic, often melancholic flavor in everyday Hindi -- think of a friend sighing over a WhatsApp forward of couplets about love and loss, or someone saying वो शायरी करता है (vo shaayrii kartaa hai, 'he writes/recites poetry') to mean he's the sentimental, poetic type. It is closely tied to the word शायर (shaayar, 'poet'), the person who composes it.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often use कविता (kavitaa) and शायरी (shaayrii) interchangeably, but शायरी (shaayrii) specifically evokes the Urdu tradition -- ghazals, shers, and the culture of mushairas -- while कविता (kavitaa) is the general, register-neutral word for poetry taught in school. 2) शायरी (shaayrii) is used both for the art form itself ('he does शायरी (shaayrii)') and for a specific piece or couplet someone recites, so context decides whether it means 'poetry' as a craft or 'a poem/couplet' being quoted.
Sample Sentences:
मुझे उर्दू शायरी बहुत पसंद है।
I really like Urdu poetry.
(mujhe urdoo shaayrii bahut pasand hai।)
वो शायरी करता है, बहुत रोमांटिक टाइप है।
He writes/recites poetry, he's a very romantic type.
(vo shaayrii kartaa hai, bahut romaantik taaip hai।)
उसने ब्रेकअप के बाद बहुत दर्द भरी शायरी लिखी।
After the breakup, he wrote a lot of pain-filled poetry.
(usne brekaap ke baad bahut dard bharii shaayrii likhii।)
क्या तुमने आजकल कोई अच्छी शायरी पढ़ी है?
Have you read any good poetry these days?
(kyaa tumne aajkal koii achchhii shaayrii padhii hai?)
मेरी दादी को पुरानी शायरी सुनना बहुत पसंद था।
My grandmother used to love listening to old poetry.
(merii daadii ko puraanii shaayrii sunnaa bahut pasand thaa।)
अगर मुझमें थोड़ा भी हुनर होता, तो मैं भी शायरी लिखता।
If I had even a little talent, I would write poetry too.
(agar mujhmen thodaa bhii hunar hotaa, to main bhii shaayrii likhtaa।)
वो हर व्हाट्सएप स्टेटस पर कोई न कोई शायरी लगाती रहती है।
She keeps putting some poetry or the other on every WhatsApp status.
(vo har vhaatsaep stetas par koii n koii shaayrii lagaatii rahtii hai।)
इस मुशायरे में कई मशहूर शायरों की शायरी सुनाई जाएगी।
In this poetry gathering, the poetry of many famous poets will be recited.
(is mushaayre men kaii mashahoor shaayron kii shaayrii sunaaii jaaegii।)
कृपया अपनी शायरी थोड़ी धीमी आवाज़ में सुनाइए।
Please recite your poetry in a slightly softer voice.
(kripyaa apnii shaayrii thodii dhiimii aavaaz men sunaaie।)
उसकी शायरी में जो दर्द है, वो हर टूटे दिल को छू जाता है।
The pain that's in his poetry touches every broken heart.
(uskii shaayrii men jo dard hai, vo har toote dil ko chhoo jaataa hai।)
शायद इसी शायरी में उसने अपने दिल की बात कह दी हो।
Perhaps it was in this very poetry that he expressed what was in his heart.
(shaayad isii shaayrii men usne apne dil kii baat kah dii ho।)
Morphology
Noun
(sg.f.direct):
शायरी
(shaayrii)
(sg.f.oblique):
शायरी
(shaayrii)
(pl.f.direct):
शायरियाँ
(shaayriyaan)
(pl.f.oblique):
शायरियों
(shaayriyon)