Source: https://jugti.com/kosh/words/sheher/ ਸ [Kosh](https://jugti.com/kosh/)/[Words](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/)/Noun Word # ਸ਼ਹਿਰ sheher Say it**SHEH-har**Type**Noun** In short Sheher is the Punjabi word for a city or town, the bustle, markets and bright lights set against village life. ## How it's used 1. 1ਉਹ ਪੜ੍ਹਾਈ ਲਈ ਸ਼ਹਿਰ ਗਿਆ।He went to the city for his studies. 2. 2ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤਸਰ ਪੰਜਾਬ ਦਾ ਮਸ਼ਹੂਰ ਸ਼ਹਿਰ ਹੈ।Amritsar is a famous city of Punjab. 3. 3ਸ਼ਹਿਰ ਦੀ ਭੀੜ ਵਿੱਚ ਪਿੰਡ ਦੀ ਯਾਦ ਆਉਂਦੀ ਹੈ।In the city's crowds, one remembers the village. ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਅਰਥ ਸ਼ਹਿਰ ਦਾ ਅਰਥ ਹੈ ਨਗਰ, ਵੱਡੀ ਵੱਸੋਂ ਜਿੱਥੇ ਬਾਜ਼ਾਰ, ਸੜਕਾਂ, ਦਫ਼ਤਰ ਅਤੇ ਸਕੂਲ ਹੁੰਦੇ ਹਨ। ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਗੱਲਬਾਤ ਵਿੱਚ ਸ਼ਹਿਰ ਪਿੰਡ ਦੇ ਉਲਟ ਹੈ, ਦੋਵਾਂ ਦੀ ਆਪਣੀ-ਆਪਣੀ ਰਫ਼ਤਾਰ ਹੈ। ਪਿੰਡ ਬਨਾਮ ਸ਼ਹਿਰ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਜੀਵਨ ਦਾ ਵੱਡਾ ਵਿਸ਼ਾ ਹੈ। ਲੋਕ-ਗੀਤਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਪਿੰਡ ਛੱਡ ਕੇ ਸ਼ਹਿਰ ਜਾਣ ਅਤੇ ਫਿਰ ਘਰ ਦੀ ਯਾਦ ਦਾ ਜ਼ਿਕਰ ਆਮ ਮਿਲਦਾ ਹੈ। ਪੀੜ੍ਹੀਆਂ ਤੋਂ ਸ਼ਹਿਰ ਜਾਣਾ ਪੜ੍ਹਾਈ, ਰੁਜ਼ਗਾਰ ਅਤੇ ਨਵੀਂ ਜ਼ਿੰਦਗੀ ਦਾ ਪ੍ਰਤੀਕ ਰਿਹਾ ਹੈ, ਪਹਿਲਾਂ ਪੰਜਾਬ ਦੇ ਸ਼ਹਿਰਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ, ਫਿਰ ਦਿੱਲੀ-ਬੰਬਈ, ਫਿਰ ਪਰਦੇਸ। ਸ਼ਹਿਰ ਉਮੰਗ ਹੈ, ਪਿੰਡ ਜੜ੍ਹਾਂ ਹਨ। ## Meaning Sheher means a city or town: a large settlement with markets, streets, offices, schools and crowds. In Punjabi conversation the sheher stands opposite the pind (village), the two poles of Punjabi life, each with its own rhythm. The word covers everything from a small market town to a great metropolis. Amritsar, Ludhiana, Jalandhar and Patiala are Punjab's sheher; for Punjabis abroad, Toronto, Vancouver and London are the sheher they live in now. ## Origin and etymology Sheher comes from the Persian shahr (شہر), meaning city. It entered Punjabi centuries ago and is completely naturalised, the phrase "sheher jana" (to go to the city) is pure everyday Punjabi. From the same root comes shehri, meaning a city-dweller or something urban, as opposed to pindu, the villager. ## Cultural context The pind-versus-sheher contrast is one of the great themes of Punjabi life and song. Folk songs sing of the simple pind left behind for the sheher's jobs and bright lights; others sing of the sheher's loneliness and the longing for home. For generations, going to the sheher meant education, work and a new life, first to Punjab's own cities, then to Delhi and Bombay, then across the world. The sheher is ambition and opportunity; the pind is roots and belonging. Every Punjabi family knows both. ## What does sheher mean in Punjabi? Sheher means a city or town: a large settlement with markets, streets, offices, schools and crowds. In Punjabi conversation the sheher stands opposite the pind (village), the two poles of Punjabi life, each with its own rhythm. The word covers everything from a small market town to a great metropolis. ## Where does the word sheher come from? Sheher comes from the Persian shahr (شہر), meaning city. It entered Punjabi centuries ago and is completely naturalised, the phrase "sheher jana" (to go to the city) is pure everyday Punjabi. From the same root comes shehri, a city-dweller, as opposed to pindu, the villager. ## Why is the pind-versus-sheher contrast so important in Punjabi culture? It is one of the great themes of Punjabi life and song. Folk songs sing of the simple pind left behind for the sheher's jobs and bright lights; others sing of the sheher's loneliness and the longing for home. The sheher is ambition and opportunity; the pind is roots and belonging. Every Punjabi family knows both. ## ਸ਼ਹਿਰ ਦਾ ਕੀ ਅਰਥ ਹੈ? ਸ਼ਹਿਰ ਦਾ ਅਰਥ ਹੈ ਨਗਰ, ਵੱਡੀ ਵੱਸੋਂ ਜਿੱਥੇ ਬਾਜ਼ਾਰ, ਸੜਕਾਂ, ਦਫ਼ਤਰ ਅਤੇ ਸਕੂਲ ਹੁੰਦੇ ਹਨ। ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਗੱਲਬਾਤ ਵਿੱਚ ਸ਼ਹਿਰ ਪਿੰਡ ਦੇ ਉਲਟ ਹੈ, ਦੋਵਾਂ ਦੀ ਆਪਣੀ-ਆਪਣੀ ਰਫ਼ਤਾਰ ਹੈ। ## ਸ਼ਹਿਰ ਅਤੇ ਪਿੰਡ ਵਿੱਚ ਕੀ ਫ਼ਰਕ ਮੰਨਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ? ਪਿੰਡ ਬਨਾਮ ਸ਼ਹਿਰ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਜੀਵਨ ਦਾ ਵੱਡਾ ਵਿਸ਼ਾ ਹੈ। ਲੋਕ-ਗੀਤਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਪਿੰਡ ਛੱਡ ਕੇ ਸ਼ਹਿਰ ਜਾਣ ਅਤੇ ਫਿਰ ਘਰ ਦੀ ਯਾਦ ਦਾ ਜ਼ਿਕਰ ਆਮ ਮਿਲਦਾ ਹੈ। ਸ਼ਹਿਰ ਉਮੰਗ ਹੈ, ਪਿੰਡ ਜੜ੍ਹਾਂ ਹਨ। ## Related words [ਪਿੰਡpindVillage](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/pind/)[ਮੰਡੀmandiMarket; the grain market where farmers sell their produce](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/mandi/) Sources (2) 1. Mahan Kosh, Bhai Kahn Singh Nabha 2. 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