Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sheri

/ʃˈɛɹi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.57 in modern English

Syllables: sheri
IPA: /ʃˈɛɹi/

8

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A female given name, variant of Sherry.

name

Obsolete form of Shar

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"The Sheri being based upon the Koran is held to be divine and immutable."
"The law of the Sheri does not authorize the Khalíf to place beside him a power superior to his own."
"Whosever shall by misadventure be guilty of homicide, or shall have unintentionally occasioned the same, shall be sentenced by the judgment of the Court to make such compensation of a civil nature, as is due to the representatives of the deceased according to the law of the Sheri."

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish شرع (şerʿ, şeriʿ), from Arabic شَرْع (šarʕ).

Origin

Source language: Arabic

Word Breakdown

Root: شَرْع

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

the Sheri (canonical) Sheri' (alternative)

Homonyms

cherie sherri

Rhymes With

very mary harry marry gary scary larry jerry vary terry perry cherry

Questions

How do you pronounce sheri?: The recorded pronunciation is /ʃˈɛɹi/.
What does sheri mean?: A female given name, variant of Sherry.
Where does sheri come from?: It is traced to Arabic.

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