سر

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See also: سز, شر, and ـسز

Arabic

Etymology 1.1

Root
س ر ر (s r r)
10 terms

Verb

سَرَّ (sarra) I (non-past يَسُرُّ (yasurru), verbal noun مَسَرَّة (masarra) or سُرُور (surūr) or سُرّ (surr) or سُرَّى (surrā) or تَسِرَّة (tasirra))

  1. to gladden, to make happy, to delight, to cheer, to rejoice
  2. to satisfy
  3. to pass
Conjugation

Etymology 1.2

Verb

سُرَّ (surra) I (passive-only, first-person singular past سُرِرْتُ (surirtu), non-past يُسَرُّ (yusarru), verbal noun مَسَرَّة (masarra) or سُرُور (surūr) or سُرّ (surr) or سُرَّى (surrā) or تَسِرَّة (tasirra))

  1. to be glad, to be happy, to be delighted, to take pleasure in
Conjugation

Etymology 1.3

Noun

سَرّ (sarrm

  1. verbal noun of سَرَّ (sarra) (form I)
Declension
Declension of noun سَرّ (sarr)
singular basic singular triptote
indefinite definite construct
informal سَرّ
sarr
السَّرّ
as-sarr
سَرّ
sarr
nominative سَرٌّ
sarrun
السَّرُّ
as-sarru
سَرُّ
sarru
accusative سَرًّا
sarran
السَّرَّ
as-sarra
سَرَّ
sarra
genitive سَرٍّ
sarrin
السَّرِّ
as-sarri
سَرِّ
sarri

Etymology 2.1

Compare Ugaritic 𐎌𐎗 (šr).

Noun

سُرّ (surrm (plural أَسِرَّة (ʔasirra))

  1. verbal noun of سَرَّ (sarra) (form I)
  2. umbilical cord, navel string
Declension
Declension of noun سُرّ (surr)
singular basic singular triptote
indefinite definite construct
informal سُرّ
surr
السُّرّ
as-surr
سُرّ
surr
nominative سُرٌّ
surrun
السُّرُّ
as-surru
سُرُّ
surru
accusative سُرًّا
surran
السُّرَّ
as-surra
سُرَّ
surra
genitive سُرٍّ
surrin
السُّرِّ
as-surri
سُرِّ
surri
dual indefinite definite construct
informal سُرَّيْن
surrayn
السُّرَّيْن
as-surrayn
سُرَّيْ
surray
nominative سُرَّانِ
surrāni
السُّرَّانِ
as-surrāni
سُرَّا
surrā
accusative سُرَّيْنِ
surrayni
السُّرَّيْنِ
as-surrayni
سُرَّيْ
surray
genitive سُرَّيْنِ
surrayni
السُّرَّيْنِ
as-surrayni
سُرَّيْ
surray
plural broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a)
indefinite definite construct
informal أَسِرَّة
ʔasirra
الْأَسِرَّة
al-ʔasirra
أَسِرَّة
ʔasirrat
nominative أَسِرَّةٌ
ʔasirratun
الْأَسِرَّةُ
al-ʔasirratu
أَسِرَّةُ
ʔasirratu
accusative أَسِرَّةً
ʔasirratan
الْأَسِرَّةَ
al-ʔasirrata
أَسِرَّةَ
ʔasirrata
genitive أَسِرَّةٍ
ʔasirratin
الْأَسِرَّةِ
al-ʔasirrati
أَسِرَّةِ
ʔasirrati

Etymology 2.2

Denominal verb from سُرّ (surr, umbilical cord) and سُرَّة (surra, navel).

Verb

سَرَّ (sarra) I (non-past يَسُرُّ (yasurru), verbal noun سَرّ (sarr))

  1. to cut off the navel string of (someone)
  2. to hurt the navel of (someone)
Conjugation

Etymology 2.3

Denominal verb from سُرَّة (surra, navel).

Verb

سَرَّ (sarra) I (first-person singular past سَرِرْتُ (sarirtu), non-past يَسَرُّ (yasarru), verbal noun سَرّ (sarr))

  1. to complain of pain in the navel
Conjugation

Etymology 3

For the fourth sense, compare Classical Syriac ܐ݇ܪܵܙܵܐ (rāzā, sacrament, literally secret).

Noun

سِرّ (sirrm (plural أَسْرَار (ʔasrār)) (countable and uncountable)

  1. secret, secret thought
  2. heart, inmost
  3. secrecy, mystery
  4. sacrament (Christianity)
  5. underlying reason
Declension
Declension of noun سِرّ (sirr)
singular basic singular triptote
indefinite definite construct
informal سِرّ
sirr
السِّرّ
as-sirr
سِرّ
sirr
nominative سِرٌّ
sirrun
السِّرُّ
as-sirru
سِرُّ
sirru
accusative سِرًّا
sirran
السِّرَّ
as-sirra
سِرَّ
sirra
genitive سِرٍّ
sirrin
السِّرِّ
as-sirri
سِرِّ
sirri
dual indefinite definite construct
informal سِرَّيْن
sirrayn
السِّرَّيْن
as-sirrayn
سِرَّيْ
sirray
nominative سِرَّانِ
sirrāni
السِّرَّانِ
as-sirrāni
سِرَّا
sirrā
accusative سِرَّيْنِ
sirrayni
السِّرَّيْنِ
as-sirrayni
سِرَّيْ
sirray
genitive سِرَّيْنِ
sirrayni
السِّرَّيْنِ
as-sirrayni
سِرَّيْ
sirray
plural basic broken plural triptote
indefinite definite construct
informal أَسْرَار
ʔasrār
الْأَسْرَار
al-ʔasrār
أَسْرَار
ʔasrār
nominative أَسْرَارٌ
ʔasrārun
الْأَسْرَارُ
al-ʔasrāru
أَسْرَارُ
ʔasrāru
accusative أَسْرَارًا
ʔasrāran
الْأَسْرَارَ
al-ʔasrāra
أَسْرَارَ
ʔasrāra
genitive أَسْرَارٍ
ʔasrārin
الْأَسْرَارِ
al-ʔasrāri
أَسْرَارِ
ʔasrāri
Antonyms
Descendants

Etymology 4

Noun

سِرّ (sirrm (plural أَسِرَّة (ʔasirra) or أَسْرَار (ʔasrār) or أَسَارِير (ʔasārīr))

  1. line in the palm
Declension
Declension of noun سِرّ (sirr)
singular basic singular triptote
indefinite definite construct
informal سِرّ
sirr
السِّرّ
as-sirr
سِرّ
sirr
nominative سِرٌّ
sirrun
السِّرُّ
as-sirru
سِرُّ
sirru
accusative سِرًّا
sirran
السِّرَّ
as-sirra
سِرَّ
sirra
genitive سِرٍّ
sirrin
السِّرِّ
as-sirri
سِرِّ
sirri
dual indefinite definite construct
informal سِرَّيْن
sirrayn
السِّرَّيْن
as-sirrayn
سِرَّيْ
sirray
nominative سِرَّانِ
sirrāni
السِّرَّانِ
as-sirrāni
سِرَّا
sirrā
accusative سِرَّيْنِ
sirrayni
السِّرَّيْنِ
as-sirrayni
سِرَّيْ
sirray
genitive سِرَّيْنِ
sirrayni
السِّرَّيْنِ
as-sirrayni
سِرَّيْ
sirray
plural broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a)‎;
basic broken plural triptote‎;
basic broken plural diptote
indefinite definite construct
informal أَسِرَّة‎; أَسْرَار‎; أَسَارِير
ʔasirra‎; ʔasrār‎; ʔasārīr
الْأَسِرَّة‎; الْأَسْرَار‎; الْأَسَارِير
al-ʔasirra‎; al-ʔasrār‎; al-ʔasārīr
أَسِرَّة‎; أَسْرَار‎; أَسَارِير
ʔasirrat‎; ʔasrār‎; ʔasārīr
nominative أَسِرَّةٌ‎; أَسْرَارٌ‎; أَسَارِيرُ
ʔasirratun‎; ʔasrārun‎; ʔasārīru
الْأَسِرَّةُ‎; الْأَسْرَارُ‎; الْأَسَارِيرُ
al-ʔasirratu‎; al-ʔasrāru‎; al-ʔasārīru
أَسِرَّةُ‎; أَسْرَارُ‎; أَسَارِيرُ
ʔasirratu‎; ʔasrāru‎; ʔasārīru
accusative أَسِرَّةً‎; أَسْرَارًا‎; أَسَارِيرَ
ʔasirratan‎; ʔasrāran‎; ʔasārīra
الْأَسِرَّةَ‎; الْأَسْرَارَ‎; الْأَسَارِيرَ
al-ʔasirrata‎; al-ʔasrāra‎; al-ʔasārīra
أَسِرَّةَ‎; أَسْرَارَ‎; أَسَارِيرَ
ʔasirrata‎; ʔasrāra‎; ʔasārīra
genitive أَسِرَّةٍ‎; أَسْرَارٍ‎; أَسَارِيرَ
ʔasirratin‎; ʔasrārin‎; ʔasārīra
الْأَسِرَّةِ‎; الْأَسْرَارِ‎; الْأَسَارِيرِ
al-ʔasirrati‎; al-ʔasrāri‎; al-ʔasārīri
أَسِرَّةِ‎; أَسْرَارِ‎; أَسَارِيرِ
ʔasirrati‎; ʔasrāri‎; ʔasārīri

Etymology 5

From Ottoman Turkish سر (ser), from Persian سر (sar).

Noun

سَر (sarm

  1. (in compounds) head, chief
    سِرْدَار (sirdār)supreme commander; commanding general
    سَرْعَسْكَر (sarʕaskar)Ottoman general
    سِرْيَاوَرَان (siryāwarān)adjutant general
Declension
Declension of noun سَر (sar)
singular basic singular triptote
indefinite definite construct
informal سَر
sar
السَّر
as-sar
سَر
sar
nominative سَرٌ
sarun
السَّرُ
as-saru
سَرُ
saru
accusative سَرًا
saran
السَّرَ
as-sara
سَرَ
sara
genitive سَرٍ
sarin
السَّرِ
as-sari
سَرِ
sari

Etymology 6

Verb

سِرْ (sir) (form I) /sir/

  1. second-person masculine singular imperative of سَارَ (sāra)

Baluchi

Noun

سر (sar)

  1. (Anatomy) head
  2. top

See also

Burushaski

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Noun

سر (sar) (plural سرݸ)

  1. rabbit

Etymology 2

Noun

سر (sar) (plural سرݸ)

  1. thread

References

  • Sadaf Munshi (2015) “Word Lists”, in Burushaski Language Documentation Project.

Kalkoti

Noun

سر (sar)

  1. lake

Kohistani Shina

Noun

سر (ser)

  1. top

Laki

Noun

سر (sir)

  1. head

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology 1

From Persian سر (sar).

Noun

سر (ser)

  1. head
  2. chief, head, leading
  3. end, summit, tip
Synonyms
Derived terms
Descendants
  • > Turkish: ser (inherited)
  • Arabic: سَر (sar)

Etymology 2

From Arabic سِرّ (sirr).

Noun

سر (sirr, sır)

  1. secret, concealed thing
Descendants
  • > Turkish: sır (inherited)
  • Crimean Tatar: sır

References

  • Zenker, Julius Theodor (1876) “سر”, in Türkisch-arabisch-persisches Handwörterbuch, volume 2 (overall work in German and French), Leipzig: Wilhelm Engelmann, pages 501–502

Pahari-Potwari

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit शिरस् (śiras)

Noun

سِر (sirm

  1. head

Persian

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Etymology 1

From Middle Persian 𐭫𐭥𐭩𐭱𐭤 (LOYŠE /⁠sar⁠/), from Proto-Iranian *cŕ̥Hah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćŕ̥Has, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂-; see there for further information.

Pronunciation

Readings
Classical reading? sar
Dari reading? sar
Iranian reading? sar
Tajik reading? sar

Noun

Dari سر
Iranian Persian
Tajik сар

سَر (sar) (plural سرها (sar-hâ))

  1. head; (figurative) the head, as the seat of the intellect
    سرم درد میکنه.sar-am dard mi-kone.My head hurts.
    • 2023, “پاقدم”, performed by علیرضا طلیسچی:
      تو رفتی ولی فکر تو، تو سر من موند
      همیشه نبودت من و قلبمو ترسوند
      to rafti vali fekr-e to tu sar-e man mund
      hamiše nabudet man o qalbamo tarsund
      you left but the thought of you remained in my head / your absence always scared me and my heart
  2. top, top part
    بر سر درختbar sar-e deraxton the treetop
  3. cover, lid, cap
    سر دیگ شیشه‌ایsar-e dig-e šiše'iglass pot lid
  4. start, beginning, starting point
    باد سر پاییزbâd-e sar-e pâyizearly autumn wind
  5. tip, extremity, endpoint; often without the ezâfe.
    سرانگشتsarangoštfingertip
    سر تا سرsarsarfrom one end to the other
    • 11th century, Abū Saʿīd Abī-l-Khayr, Rubāʿī attributed to Abū Saʿīd Abī-l-Khayr:
      جانا من و تو نمونهٔ پرگاریم
      سر گرچه دو کرده‌ایم یک تن داریم
      jānā man u tō namūna-yi pargār-ēm
      sar garči du karda'ēm yak tan dārēm
      My love, you and I are akin to a pair of compasses;
      Though we are of two heads/ends, we have one body.
      (Classical Persian transliteration)
    • 1962, Jalal Al-e-Ahmad, غرب‌زدگی [Occidentosis: A Plague from the West]:
      این غرب‌زدگی دو سر دارد. یکی غرب و دیگر ما که غرب‌زده‌ایم. ما یعنی گوشه‌ای از شرق. به جای این دو سر، بگذاریم دو قطب. یا دو نهایت.
      in ğarb-zadegi do sar dârad. yeki ğarb va digar mâ ke ğarb-zade-im. mâ ya'ni guše'i az šarq. be jâ-ye in do sar, begozârim do qotb. yâ do nehâyat.
      This Westoxification has two endpoints. One is the West, and the other is we who are Westoxified. We, as in a corner of the East. Instead of these two endpoints, let us say two poles. Or two extremes.
  6. (idiomatic) intention, desire
    آمریکا با ایران سر جنگ دارد.
    âmrikâ bâ irân sar-e jang dârad.
    America wants war with Iran.
  7. (idiomatic) end, conclusion
    به سر آوردنbe sar âvordanto bring to an end
    • 1921, Mohammad-Ali Jamalzadeh, فارسی شکر است:
      [] و جیغ و داد و فریادی بلند و قشقره‌ای برپا گردید که آن سرش پیدا نبود.
      va jiğ o dâd o faryâdi boland va qešqere'i barpâ gardid ke ân sar-aš peydâ na-bud.
      and screams, shouts, loud cries, and general pandemonium was set up to which no end could be found.
  8. A classifier for people and animals.
  9. (Sistani) A kind of clay.

Noun

سَر (sar) (plural سران (sarân))

  1. leader, chief, head

Preposition

سر (sar-i) (Dari transliteration)

  1. (chiefly Dari) on top, on
    «کلید من از کجاست» «آن سر میز است» (Dari, formal)
    “kilīd-i man az kujā-st” “ān sar-i mēz ast”
    «کلی مه از کجایه؟» «او سر میزه» (Dari, informal)
    “kilī-yi ma az kuja-ya?” “ū sar-i mēz-a”
    "where are my keys?" "they are on the table"
Usage notes

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Hindustani:
  • Ottoman Turkish: سر (ser)
    • > Turkish: ser (inherited)
    • Arabic: سَر (sar)
  • ? Pashto: سر (sar)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic سِرّ (sirr, secret).

Pronunciation

Readings
Classical reading? sirr
Dari reading? sirr
Iranian reading? serr
Tajik reading? sirr

Noun

سِرّ (serr) (plural اسرار (asrâr))

  1. secret
    Synonym: راز (râz)
Inflection
Basic forms of سر
singular plural
bare سر (serr) سر‌ها، سرا (serr-hấ, serrấ)
definitive direct object سر را، سر رو (serr râ, serro) سر‌ها را، سرا رو (serr-hấ râ, serrấ ro)
ezâfe سر (serr-e) سر‌های، سرای (serr-hấ-ye, serrấ-ye)
marked indefinite
or relative definite
سری (serr-i) سر‌هایی، سرایی (serrấn-i, serr-hấ-i, serrấi)

Colloquial.

Possessive forms of سر
singular plural
1st person singular
(“my”)
سرم (serram) سر‌هایم، سر‌هام، سرام (serr-hấyam, serrấm)
2nd person singular
(“your”)
سرت (serrat, serret) سر‌هایت، سر‌هات، سرات (serr-hấyat, serrất)
3rd person singular
(“his, her, its”)
سرش (serraš, serreš) سر‌هایش، سر‌هاش، سراش (serr-hấyaš, serrấš)
1st person plural
(“our”)
سرمان، سرمون (serremân, serremun) سر‌هایمان، سر‌هامون، سرامون (serr-hấyemân, serrấmun)
2nd person plural
(“your”)
سرتان، سرتون (serretân, serretun) سر‌هایتان، سر‌هاتون، سراتون (serr-hấyetân, serrấtun)
3rd person plural
(“their”)
سرشان، سرشون (serrešân, serrešun) سر‌هایشان، سر‌هاشون، سراشون (serr-hấyešân, serrấšun)

Colloquial.

Etymology 3

A transliteration of the English title Sir.

Noun

سِر (ser)

  1. Sir (the titular prefix given to a knight or baronet)
    سر تیم برنرز لیser tim bernerz liSir Tim Berners-Lee
Usage notes

Used in transliteration only.

Punjabi

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂-; see there for more.

Pronunciation

Noun

سِر (sirm (Gurmukhi spelling ਸਿਰ)

  1. head

Saraiki

Etymology

From Sanskrit शिरस् (śiras).

Pronunciation

Noun

سِر (sirm

  1. (anatomy) head

Shina

Pronunciation

Noun

سر (sar)

  1. lake
  2. (rare) ocean

Sindhi

Etymology

From Sanskrit शिरस् (śiras).

Noun

سر (sirum (Devanagari सिरु)

  1. head

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic سِرّ (sirr).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sirr/,
  • Audio (Ramallah):(file)

Noun

سرّ (sirrm (plural أسرار (ʔasrār) or سرار (srār))

  1. secret

Southwestern Fars

Adjective

سر (so:r, sōr)

  1. (Kuzarg) red

Urdu

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Sanskrit शर (śara).

Noun

سَر (sarm (Hindi spelling सर)

  1. arrow

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Sanskrit .

Adjective

سَر (sar) (Hindi spelling सर)

  1. going
  2. moving
  3. proceeding

Noun

سَر (sar? (Hindi spelling सर)

  1. motion
  2. milk
  3. waterfall
  4. salt
  5. cream

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Sanskrit सरस् (saras).

Noun

سَر (sarm (Hindi spelling सर)

  1. lake
  2. pond
  3. pool
  4. tank

Etymology 4

Borrowed from Classical Persian سر (sar). Cognate with Sanskrit शिरस् (śiras). Doublet of سر (sir, head).

Noun

سَر (sarm (Hindi spelling सर)

  1. head
  2. top
  3. pinnacle
  4. tip
  5. origin
  6. head
  7. chief
  8. intention
  9. aim, goal
  10. end

Etymology 5

Borrowed from Sanskrit शिर (śira).

Adverb

سِر (sir) (Hindi spelling सिर)

  1. initially

Noun

سِر (sirm (Hindi spelling सिर)

  1. head
  2. skull
  3. top
  4. summit
  5. crown
  6. pinnacle
  7. beginning
  8. commencement

Etymology 6

Borrowed from Classical Persian سر (sir(r)), from Arabic سِرّ (sirr).

Noun

سِر or سِرّ (sir or sirrm (Hindi spelling सिर्र)

  1. secret
  2. mystery

Etymology 7

Borrowed from Sanskrit सुर (sura).

Noun

سُر (surm (Hindi spelling सुर)

  1. god
  2. deity
  3. angel
  4. sun

Etymology 8

Borrowed from Sanskrit स्वर (svara).

Noun

سُر (surm (Hindi spelling सुर)

  1. sound
  2. voice
  3. tone
  4. tune
  5. harmony
  6. melody
  7. song
  8. air

Etymology 9

Borrowed from Classical Persian سر (sur), from Sanskrit शूल (śūla).

Noun

سُر (surm (Hindi spelling सुर)

  1. swordfish