सिर
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Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Apabhramsa सिरु, 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
Noun
सिर • (sir) m (Urdu spelling سر)
- (anatomy) head
- (figuratively) brain, mind
Declension
Declension of सिर (masc cons-stem)
References
- 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
Alternative forms
Alternative forms
Noun
सिर (sira)
- vocative singular of सिरस् (siras), Devanagari script form of siras