Pashto edit

Noun edit

سردار (sardā́rm

  1. leader, head, chief, military commander
  2. (Historical) Sardar, prince

References edit

  • Pashtoon, Zeeya A. (2009) “سردار”, in Pashto–English Dictionary, Hyattsville: Dunwoody Press

Persian edit

 
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Etymology edit

Probably borrowed from Parthian [Term?]. Doublet of سالار (sâlâr), which is from Middle Persian [script needed] (srdʾl /⁠sālār⁠/), a genuine Persian development.

Pronunciation edit

 

Readings
Classical reading? sardār
Dari reading? sardār
Iranian reading? sardâr
Tajik reading? sardor

Noun edit

سردار (sardâr) (plural سردارها (sardâr-hâ) or سرداران (sardârân))

  1. military commander
  2. Sardar (rank)

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

Proper noun edit

سردار (sardâr)

  1. a male given name, Sardar

Descendants edit

Punjabi edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Classical Persian سردار (sardār).

Noun edit

سردار (sardārm (Gurmukhi spelling ਸਰਦਾਰ)

  1. chief, commander, leader

Related terms edit

Proper noun edit

سردار (sardārm (Gurmukhi spelling ਸਰਦਾਰ)

  1. (Sikhism) Sikh (a title)
    • 2013, “Sardaar Ji”, Satinder Sartaj (lyrics):
      اک دن مینوں بندہ ملیا کہندا سردار جی، سنیا اس قوم 'چ کافی ہوئے دلدار جی
      ek din maenū̃ bandā miliā kahindā sardār jī, suṇiā es kaum 'ch kāfī hoe dildār jī
      One day I met a person who said, "honorable Sikh, they say there are many breve-hearts in this community"