सिर
Hindi
editEtymology
editInherited from Sauraseni Apabhramsa सिरु (siru), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀺𑀭 (sira), from Sanskrit शिरस् (śiras). Compare with Persian سر (sar) (from Middle Persian 𐭫𐭥𐭩𐭱𐭤 (sar)) and Avestan 𐬯𐬁𐬭𐬀 (sāra). Doublet of सर (sar, “head”) and सिरा (sirā, “beginning”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editसिर • (sir) m (Urdu spelling سر)
- (anatomy) head
- (figuratively) brain, mind
Declension
editDeclension of सिर (masc cons-stem)
References
edit- Bahri, Hardev (1989) “सिर”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
- Platts, John T. (1884) “सिर”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “śíras”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
Pali
editAlternative forms
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Noun
editसिर (sira)
- vocative singular of सिरस् (siras), Devanagari script form of siras
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