Sher can have a variety of meanings:

• Sher or She'r (Arabic: شعر) is the common word for poem in Arabic and Persian.
• A sher is also a form of dance in Eastern European folk music, notably Russian and Klezmer music.

Sher or Shir is also a Persian word meaning Lion or Tiger Sher or Sher (Arabic: شعر) is the common word for poem in Arabic and Persian. ... The Arabic language (Arabic: ‎ transliterated: ), or simply Arabic (Arabic: ‎ transliterated: ), is the largest member of the Semitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family (classification: South Central Semitic) and is closely related to Hebrew and Aramaic. ... Poetry (ancient Greek: poieo = create) is an art form in which human language is used for its aesthetic qualities in addition to, or instead of, its notional and semantic content. ... Persian is an Indo-European language spoken in Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Bahrain, Iraq, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia, Southern Russia, neighboring countries, and elsewhere. ... A sher is a form of dance in Eastern European folk music, notably Russian and Klezmer music. ... Eastern Europe is, by convention, a region defined geographically as that part of Europe covering the eastern part of the continent. ... Klezmer (from Yiddish כלזמיר, etymologically from Hebrew kli zemer כלי זמר, vessel of song) is a musical tradition which parallels Hasidic and Ashkenazic Judaism. ...

• Sher Shah Suri was the king of Suri dynasty in India.
• Sher-e-Punjab: Maharaja Ranjit Singh was the Lion of Punjab
• The Shirokhorshid (Lion and sun) was a Flag of Iran.

"Sher" is also a surname: For the recipient of the Victoria Cross see Sher Shah (VC). ... Maharaja Ranjit Singh was a Sikh ruler of the Punjab. ... The Shirokhorshid flag with a detail of the lion and the rising sun behind it. ... Current flag of the Islamic republic of Iran, introduced in 1980. ...

• For the British actor, see Antony Sher.
• For the Canadian journalist, see Julian Sher.
• For the American theatre director, see Bartlett Sher.
• For the American television actor, see Eden Sher.

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