sitar
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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Hindi सितार (sitār) / Urdu ستار (sitār), from Classical Persian سهتار (si-tār, literally “three strings”).[1][2] Doublet of setar.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)
Noun
sitar (plural sitars)
- (music) A Hindustani/Indian classical stringed instrument, typically having a gourd as its resonating chamber.
Derived terms
Translations
musical instrument
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See also
References
- ^ McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “सितार”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 1013
- ^ “sitar”, in OED Online
, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
Anagrams
Cebuano
Etymology 1
Undetermined.
Alternative forms
Verb
sitar
- 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
- 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
Noun
sitar
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. | ||
Derived terms
compounds
Further reading
- “sitar”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish] (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
French
Pronunciation
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Noun
sitar m (plural sitars)
Further reading
- “sitar”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.
Italian
Etymology
From Persian سهتار (se-târ), meaning “three strings”.
Noun
sitar m (invariable)
Anagrams
Northern Kurdish
Noun
sitar f
- Alternative form of star.
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Hindi सितार (sitār).
Pronunciation
Noun
sitar m or (nonstandard) f (plural sitares)
Romanian
Etymology
Unknown.
Noun
sitar m (plural sitari)
Declension
Declension of sitar
Spanish
Noun
sitar m (plural sitares)
Further reading
- “sitar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Swedish
Etymology
From Hindi सितार (sitār) and Urdu ستار (sitār), from Classical Persian سهتار (si-tār).
Pronunciation
Noun
sitar c
Declension
| Declension of sitar | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | sitar | sitaren | sitarer | sitarerna |
| Genitive | sitars | sitarens | sitarers | sitarernas |