As a deity name
Name 945 of the Gayatri Sahasranāma — Devi Bhagavata Purana, as taught by Sages
Name 231 of the Lakshmi Sahasranāma — Skanda Purana / Sanat Kumara Samhita, as taught by Sages Sanatkumara and Devotees
Name 344 of the Lakshmi Sahasranāma — Skanda Purana / Sanat Kumara Samhita, as taught by Sages Sanatkumara and Devotees
As a Hindi name
शुभ्रा · noun · feminine
बंसलोचन · फिटकरी · गंगा (को॰) — Śabdasāgara
शुभ्रा · śubhrā · s.f.
The Ganges; crystal; bamboo-manna — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 721
Cited formation "शुभ्रा" is शुभ्र + -आ: शुभ्र means "Shining, radiant, bright", and the suffix -आ forms abstract, agent, action or instrumental nouns (masc.); also past participles. CHD Basic Grammar App. I §8(3) — cited from the extracted rule table — base gloss: Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago
Cited formation "शुभ्रा" is शुभ्र + -आ: शुभ्र means "Shining, radiant, bright", and the suffix -आ forms 'having' (adjectives). CHD Basic Grammar App. I §9(1) — cited from the extracted rule table — base gloss: Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
(only ) crystal
Scripturally attested Verified derivationMultiple readings (2)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "śubhrā" is the feminine form of "śubhra" — the same word with the feminine ending (nominative).
Dictionary citations
śubhrā (ā), f. (only L.) crystal
bamboo-manna
alum
N. of the Ganges
śubhrā 1 The Ganges. 2 A crystal. 3 Bamboo-manna.
śubhra mf(ā)n. radiant, shining, beautiful, splendid, RV. &c. &c.
clear, spotless (as fame), Pañcat.
Alternative readings
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