sitar

See also: Sitar, sitár, sítar, and sítař

English

Alternative forms

• setar

Etymology

From Hindi सितार (sitār) / Urdu ستار (sitār), from Classical Persian سه‌تار (si-tār, literally “three strings”). Doublet of setar.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)

Noun

sitar (plural sitars)

1. (music) A Hindustani/Indian classical stringed instrument, typically having a gourd as its resonating chamber.

Derived terms

• electric sitar
• sitarist
• Sitarmaker

 

Translations

musical instrument

• Arabic: please add this translation if you can
• Armenian: սիտար (sitar)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 西塔爾琴 / 西塔尔琴 (xītǎ'ěrqín), 錫塔爾琴 / 锡塔尔琴 (xītǎ'ěrqín)

• Czech: sitár m
• Finnish: sitar (fi)
• French: sitar (fr) m
• German: Sitar (de) f
• Greek: σιτάρ (el) n (sitár)
• Hindi: सितार (hi) m (sitār)
• Irish: siotár m
• Japanese: シタール (ja) (shitāru)
• Persian: سه‌تار (fa) m (se-târ)
• Polish: sitar (pl)
• Portuguese: sitar m
• Russian: сита́р (ru) m (sitár)
• Spanish: sitar m, shitar m (historic)
• Swedish: sitar (sv) c
• Ukrainian: please add this translation if you can

See also

• guitar

Anagrams

• ISTAR, Ritsa, Sarti, Stair, Trias, airts, arist, astir, stair, stria, tarsi, tiars, tisar

Cebuano

Etymology 1

Undetermined.

Alternative forms

• sita

Verb

sitar

1. to accost; to approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with a demand or request

Etymology 2

From English sitar, from Persian سه‌تار (se-târ, “three strings”).

Noun

sitar

1. a sitar; a Hindustani/Indian classical stringed instrument, typically having a gourd as its resonating chamber

Finnish

Etymology

Ultimately from Persian سه‌تار (se-târ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsitɑr/, [ˈs̠it̪ɑ̝r]
• Rhymes: -itɑr
• Hyphenation^(key): si‧tar

Noun

sitar

1. (music) sitar (instrument)

Declension

Inflection of sitar (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
nominative		sitar	sitarit
genitive		sitarin	sitarien sitareiden sitareitten
partitive		sitaria	sitareita sitareja
illative		sitariin	sitareihin
		singular	plural
nominative		sitar	sitarit
accusative	nom.	sitar	sitarit
	gen.	sitarin
genitive		sitarin	sitarien sitareiden sitareitten
partitive		sitaria	sitareita sitareja
inessive		sitarissa	sitareissa
elative		sitarista	sitareista
illative		sitariin	sitareihin
adessive		sitarilla	sitareilla
ablative		sitarilta	sitareilta
allative		sitarille	sitareille
essive		sitarina	sitareina
translative		sitariksi	sitareiksi
abessive		sitaritta	sitareitta
instructive		—	sitarein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of sitar (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative sitarini sitarini accusative nom. sitarini sitarini gen. sitarini genitive sitarini sitarieni sitareideni sitareitteni partitive sitariani sitareitani sitarejani inessive sitarissani sitareissani elative sitaristani sitareistani illative sitariini sitareihini adessive sitarillani sitareillani ablative sitariltani sitareiltani allative sitarilleni sitareilleni essive sitarinani sitareinani translative sitarikseni sitareikseni abessive sitarittani sitareittani instructive — — comitative — sitareineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative sitarisi sitarisi accusative nom. sitarisi sitarisi gen. sitarisi genitive sitarisi sitariesi sitareidesi sitareittesi partitive sitariasi sitareitasi sitarejasi inessive sitarissasi sitareissasi elative sitaristasi sitareistasi illative sitariisi sitareihisi adessive sitarillasi sitareillasi ablative sitariltasi sitareiltasi allative sitarillesi sitareillesi essive sitarinasi sitareinasi translative sitariksesi sitareiksesi abessive sitarittasi sitareittasi instructive — — comitative — sitareinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative sitarimme sitarimme accusative nom. sitarimme sitarimme gen. sitarimme genitive sitarimme sitariemme sitareidemme sitareittemme partitive sitariamme sitareitamme sitarejamme inessive sitarissamme sitareissamme elative sitaristamme sitareistamme illative sitariimme sitareihimme adessive sitarillamme sitareillamme ablative sitariltamme sitareiltamme allative sitarillemme sitareillemme essive sitarinamme sitareinamme translative sitariksemme sitareiksemme abessive sitarittamme sitareittamme instructive — — comitative — sitareinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative sitarinne sitarinne accusative nom. sitarinne sitarinne gen. sitarinne genitive sitarinne sitarienne sitareidenne sitareittenne partitive sitarianne sitareitanne sitarejanne inessive sitarissanne sitareissanne elative sitaristanne sitareistanne illative sitariinne sitareihinne adessive sitarillanne sitareillanne ablative sitariltanne sitareiltanne allative sitarillenne sitareillenne essive sitarinanne sitareinanne translative sitariksenne sitareiksenne abessive sitarittanne sitareittanne instructive — — comitative — sitareinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative sitarinsa sitarinsa accusative nom. sitarinsa sitarinsa gen. sitarinsa genitive sitarinsa sitariensa sitareidensa sitareittensa partitive sitariaan sitariansa sitareitaan sitarejaan sitareitansa sitarejansa inessive sitarissaan sitarissansa sitareissaan sitareissansa elative sitaristaan sitaristansa sitareistaan sitareistansa illative sitariinsa sitareihinsa adessive sitarillaan sitarillansa sitareillaan sitareillansa ablative sitariltaan sitariltansa sitareiltaan sitareiltansa allative sitarilleen sitarillensa sitareilleen sitareillensa essive sitarinaan sitarinansa sitareinaan sitareinansa translative sitarikseen sitariksensa sitareikseen sitareiksensa abessive sitarittaan sitarittansa sitareittaan sitareittansa instructive — — comitative — sitareineen sitareinensa

Derived terms

• sitaristi

 

compounds

• sitarkonsertto

 

Further reading

• “sitar”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

Anagrams

• rasit, rasti, risat, ritsa, sarit, sitra, trias

French

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Noun

sitar m (plural sitars)

1. sitar

Further reading

• “sitar”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Italian

Etymology

From Persian سه‌تار (se-târ), meaning “three strings”.

Noun

sitar m (invariable)

1. (music) sitar

Anagrams

• -astri, Taris, Trias, astri, rista, rista', ristà, sarti, stari, stira, stria, tarsi

Northern Kurdish

Noun

sitar f

1. Alternative form of star.

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi सितार (sitār).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /siˈtaʁ/ [siˈtah]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /siˈtaʁ/ [siˈtah]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /siˈtaɾ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /siˈtaʁ/ [siˈtaχ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /siˈtaɻ/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /siˈtaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /siˈtaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /siˈta.ɾi/

• Homophone: citar

Noun

sitar m or (nonstandard) f (plural sitares)

1. (music) sitar (Indian string instrument)

Romanian

Etymology

Unknown.

Noun

sitar m (plural sitari)

1. Eurasian woodcock (Scolopax rusticola)

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	sitar	sitarul		sitari	sitarii
genitive-dative	sitar	sitarului		sitari	sitarilor
vocative	sitarule			sitarilor

Spanish

Alternative forms

• shitar (historic)

Noun

sitar m (plural sitares)

1. (music) sitar (Indian string instrument)

Further reading

• “sitar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10
• sitar | Diccionario histórico de la lengua española
• sitar | Tesoro de los diccionarios históricos de la lengua española | RAE - ASALE

Swedish

Etymology

From Hindi सितार (sitār) and Urdu ستار (sitār), from Classical Persian سه‌تار (si-tār).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɪˈtɑːr/

Noun

sitar c

1. (music) sitar (Indian string instrument)

Declension

Declension of sitar

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	sitar	sitars
	definite	sitaren	sitarens
plural	indefinite	sitarer	sitarers
	definite	sitarerna	sitarernas

References

• sitar in Svensk ordbok (SO)

Anagrams

• Ritas, riats, ritas