सिरा

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Hindi

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /sɪ.ɾɑː/,

Etymology 1

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀲𑀺𑀭 (sira) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit शिरस् (śíras). Doublet of सिर (sir), सर (sar), शिरस् (śiras), and शिर (śir).

Noun

सिरा • (sirā) m (Urdu spelling سِرا)

  1. beginning, inception
    सिरे से ― sire se ― from the outset
  2. head, front
  3. edge (of any area); tip
Declension
Declension of सिरा (masc ā-stem)
singular plural
direct सिरा
sirā 		सिरे
sire
oblique सिरे
sire 		सिरों
sirõ
vocative सिरे
sire 		सिरो
siro

Etymology 2

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit सिरा (sirā́).

Noun

सिरा • (sirā) f (Urdu spelling سِرا) (formal)

  1. (anatomy) a blood vessel
  2. an irrigation channel
  3. a bucket, baling vessel
    Synonym: बाल्टी (bālṭī)
Declension
Declension of सिरा (fem ā-stem)
singular plural
direct सिरा
sirā 		सिराएँ
sirāẽ
oblique सिरा
sirā 		सिराओं
sirāõ
vocative सिरा
sirā 		सिराओ
sirāo

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

सिरा • (sirā) m

  1. (Bihar) alternative form of शीरा (śīrā)

Further reading

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

Noun

सिरा f

  1. Devanagari script form of sirā (“vein”)

Declension

Declension table of "सिरा" (feminine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)सिरा (sirā)सिरायो (sirāyo) or सिरा (sirā)
Accusative (second)सिरं (siraṃ)सिरायो (sirāyo) or सिरा (sirā)
Instrumental (third)सिराय (sirāya)सिराहि (sirāhi) or सिराभि (sirābhi)
Dative (fourth)सिराय (sirāya)सिरानं (sirānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)सिराय (sirāya)सिराहि (sirāhi) or सिराभि (sirābhi)
Genitive (sixth)सिराय (sirāya)सिरानं (sirānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)सिराय (sirāya) or सिरायं (sirāyaṃ)सिरासु (sirāsu)
Vocative (calling)सिरे (sire)सिरायो (sirāyo) or सिरा (sirā)

Noun

सिरा

  1. Devanagari script form of sirā, ablative singular of सिरस् (siras, “head”)
  2. Devanagari script form of sirā, vocative singular of सिरस् (siras, “head”)

Prakrit

Noun

सिरा (sirā) f

  1. Devanagari script form of 𑀲𑀺𑀭𑀸

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

Etymology

Probably derived from Proto-Indo-European *ser-. Doublet of सरित् (sarit).

Pronunciation

Noun

सिरा • (sirā́) stem, f

  1. a stream
  2. (anatomy) any tubular vessel of the body
    1. a vein
    2. an artery
    3. a nerve
    4. a tendon
  3. a vein-like channel or narrow stream of river water
  4. a bucket, baling-vessel

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of सिरा (sirā́)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative सिरा
sirā́ 		सिरे
siré 		सिराः
sirā́ḥ
Vocative सिरे
síre 		सिरे
síre 		सिराः
sírāḥ
Accusative सिराम्
sirā́m 		सिरे
siré 		सिराः
sirā́ḥ
Instrumental सिरया / सिरा¹
siráyā / sirā́¹ 		सिराभ्याम्
sirā́bhyām 		सिराभिः
sirā́bhiḥ
Dative सिरायै
sirā́yai 		सिराभ्याम्
sirā́bhyām 		सिराभ्यः
sirā́bhyaḥ
Ablative सिरायाः / सिरायै²
sirā́yāḥ / sirā́yai² 		सिराभ्याम्
sirā́bhyām 		सिराभ्यः
sirā́bhyaḥ
Genitive सिरायाः / सिरायै²
sirā́yāḥ / sirā́yai² 		सिरयोः
siráyoḥ 		सिराणाम्
sirā́ṇām
Locative सिरायाम्
sirā́yām 		सिरयोः
siráyoḥ 		सिरासु
sirā́su
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
  • ²Brāhmaṇas

Descendants

Further reading

  • Monier Williams (1899) “सिरा”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, , new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1217, column 1.
  • Hellwig, Oliver (2010-2024) “sirā”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.
  • Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890) “सिरा”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan
  • Arthur Anthony Macdonell (1893) “सिरा”, in A practical Sanskrit dictionary with transliteration, accentuation, and etymological analysis throughout, London: Oxford University Press
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “sirāˊ”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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