सिर

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Etymology

Inherited 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

Noun

सिर (sirm (Urdu spelling سر)

  1. (anatomy) head
    Synonyms: सर (sar), कपाल (kapāl), मूर्धा (mūrdhā), खोपड़ी (khopṛī)
    मेरे सिर में दर्द हो रहा है।mere sir mẽ dard ho rahā hai.My head is aching.
    लड़के ने तकिये पर सिर रख दिया।
    laṛke ne takiye par sir rakh diyā.
    The boy put his head on the pillow.
  2. (figuratively) brain, mind
    Synonyms: दिमाग़ (dimāġ), भेजा (bhejā), मस्तिष्क (mastiṣk)

Declension

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

Noun

सिर (sira)

  1. vocative singular of सिरस् (siras), Devanagari script form of siras