Sharara

Sharara is Arabic language word frequently used in Middle East and Asia but never in English. This article is about its usage in different countries and different cultures

Origin

It is hard to trace origin of Arabic word Sharara. In Hans Wehr's Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic we find šarāra meaning 'spark'. Interestingly, it is formed from the root šrr which normally connotes evil, but can also connote vivacity. In depth Google search reveals that this word is found in countries from
Middle East to India. But meaning of this word remains same throughout this region i.e Spark of Fire. It rarely happens that one word is found in so many countries and languages without changing its meaning. Alternate spelling for the word 'sharara' are: sarara, sararah, shararah, sharaar, sharaaraa.

Arabic, Hindi and Urdu Word

Although Sharara is Arabic word, it also has usage in Malayalam, Hindi and Urdu language. It is often used in songs in India.

The word sharara can be found in songs in movies like Mere Yaar Ki Shaadi Hai, Swades, The Killer (2006 film) etc.

In Urdu Poetry, the word 'sharaar' or 'sharar' is used instead of the word 'sharara'. But the meaning does not change. For example, Mirza Ghalib has used word 'sharaar' in one of his poetry.

As a name or surname

The word sharara is rarely used as name in India. But it is used in Middle East as name or surname like Attia Sharara. It is used as name for Muslim baby girl. But the name is not confined only to Religion Islam, single Country and Gender. We find instances of boys having name 'sharara'.

Media

Al Sharara is weeky socialist party organ in Aden, Yemen. It was named after Iskra. Russian word 'Iskra' also means Spark of Fire.

outh-East Asian Ladies Costume

Sharara is also name used for south east Asian ladies Costume like Satrangi Sharara.

harara (1984) Hindi Movie

Sharara is 1984 Hindi Movie starring Mithun Chakraborty, Shatrughan Sinha, Hema Malini, Raaj Kumar, Kader Khan

Towns having name Sharara or Shararah

Saudi Arabia - Longitude 43.7367 Latitude 24.2803.

Egypt - Longitude 27.9666667 Latitude 30.85.
Egypt - Longitude 27.65 Latitude 30.80.

Yemen - Longitude 44.2167 Latitude 14.9833.

Sudan - Longitude 26.06667 Latitude 10.35 (Esh Sharara).
Pakistan - Longitude 72.369444 Latitude 34.7519444.
Jordan - Longitude 35.6722, Latitude 31.0181.

Miscallaneous

there is a punjabi bhangra hindi fusion club in jalan Sultan Ismail, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia called Sharara.

Actor Nassim Sharara acted in movie The Day After Tomorrow.

There is a Singer named 'Sharara' in Afghanistan.

There is Afghan movie named 'Sharara' directed by Ahad Afghan.

There are two Radio Station named 'Sharara' in Iraq. One is aired from Baghdad and other from Duhok.

There is non-profit 'Sharara Publishing House' in Israel founded in 1985 by Israeli human rights activists to find solution to Israel-Palestine conflict.

Waddah Sharara is one of the founding member of Socialist Lebanon.

There is Oil field named 'El Sharara' in Libya.

References

* Sa'id, Majed F. (1962). [http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0097-8507(196207%2F09)38%3A3%3C328%3AADOMWA%3E2.0.CO%3B2-K "Review of "A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic by Hans Wehr, J Milton Cowan"] . "Language" 38 (3): 328-330. (Available online through JSTOR)
* [http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Sharara Meaning of Sharara on urbandictionary.com]
* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0313596/ IMDB profile of 1984 hindi movie Sharara]
* [http://www.worldpress.org/newspapers/MIDEAST/Yemen.cfm worldpress.org listing 'Al Sharara']
* [http://www.fallingrain.com/world/SA/0/Shararah.html Shararah town on fallingrain.com]
* [http://www.hollywood.com/celebrity/Nassim_Sharara/1754310 Actor Nassim Sharara on Hollywood.com]
* [http://www.dxing.info/news/2005_01.dx Sharara radio station, Baghdad, Iraq]
* [http://www.aina.org/aol/rtv.htm Sharara radio station, Duhok, Iraq]
* [http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/files/24850/11831235331Tony_Borden.pdf/Tony%2BBorden.pdf UNESCO listing Sharara radio station in Iraq]
* [http://ssgdoc.bibliothek.uni-halle.de/vlib/ssgfi/infodata/003592.html Sharara Publishing House in Israel]
* [http://www.fallingrain.com/world/EG/10/a/S/ Two towns in Egypt having name Sharara from fallingrain.com]
* [http://www.fallingrain.com/world/YM/16/Shararah.html Sharara town in Yemen]
* [http://www.traveljournals.net/explore/sudan/map/m8820/esh_sharara.html Esh Sharara town in Sudan]
* [http://www.mbendi.co.za/facility/f0se.htm El Sharara oil field in Libya]
* [http://rumbletum.org/Asia/Pakistan/North-West+Frontier/_1377779_Sharāra.html Sharara town in Pakistan]
* [http://www.fallingrain.com/world/JO/9/Wadi_Sararah.html Sararah town in Jordan]
* [http://www.urdupoetry.com/ghalib61.html Mirza Ghalib using word 'Sharaar' in one of his poetry]