From Hindi सितार (sitār) / Urdu ستار (sitār), from Classical Persian سهتار (si-tār, literally “three strings”).[1][2] Doublet of setar.
sitar (plural sitars)
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Undetermined.
sitar
From English sitar, from Persian سهتار (se-târ, “three strings”).
sitar
Ultimately from Persian سهتار (se-târ).
sitar
Inflection of sitar (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation) | |||
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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. |
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sitar m (plural sitars)
From Persian سهتار (se-târ), meaning “three strings”.
sitar m (invariable)
sitar f
Borrowed from Hindi सितार (sitār).
sitar m or (nonstandard) f (plural sitares)
Unknown.
sitar m (plural sitari)
sitar m (plural sitares)
From Hindi सितार (sitār) and Urdu ستار (sitār), from Classical Persian سهتار (si-tār).
sitar c