سرکار
Pashto edit
Noun edit
سرکار • (sarkar) m
References edit
- Pashtoon, Zeeya A. (2009) “سرکار”, in Pashto–English Dictionary, Hyattsville: Dunwoody Press
- “سرکار”, in Pashto Dictionary, Peshawar, Pakistan: Pukhtoogle, 2020.
Persian edit
Etymology edit
From سر (sar, “head”) + کار (kâr, “work, business”); or from سرکارگر (sarkârgar).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [saɾ.ˈkɑːɾ]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [sæɹ.kʰɒ́ːɹ]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [säɾ.kʰɔ́ɾ]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | sarkār |
| Dari reading? | sarkār |
| Iranian reading? | sarkâr |
| Tajik reading? | sarkor |
Noun edit
| Dari | سرکار |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | саркор |
سَرْکَار • (sarkâr) (plural سرکارها (sarkâr-hâ))
- supervisor, superintendent, overseer, employer, taskmaster
- polite form of address for someone of authority (male)
- (historical) sarkar
Derived terms edit
- سرکار خانم (sarkâr xânom)
Descendants edit
- → Assamese: চৰকাৰ (sorkar)
- → Bengali: সরকার (śorkar)
- → Gujarati: સરકાર (sarkār)
- → Hindustani:
- → Baluchi: سرکار (sarkār)
- → Kannada: ಸರ್ಕಾರ (sarkāra)
- → Marathi: सरकार (sarkār)
- → Nepali: सरकार (sarkār)
- → Punjabi: ਸਰਕਾਰ (sarkār)
- → Tamil: சர்க்கார் (carkkār)
- → Malayalam: സർക്കാർ (saṟkkāṟ)
- → Ottoman Turkish: سركار (serkâr)
- → Swahili: serikali (via Arabic)
- → Luhya: eserikali
References edit
- Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “سرکار”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press
Urdu edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Classical Persian سَرْکَار (sarkār).
Pronunciation edit
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /səɾ.kɑːɾ/
- Rhymes: -ɑːɾ
Noun edit
سَرْکار • (sarkār) f (Hindi spelling सरकार)
- government
- Synonym: حُکُومَت (hukūmat)
- (figuratively) sir, mister
- sarkar
Declension edit
| Declension of سرکار | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| direct | سرکار (sarkār) | سرکاریں (sarkārẽ) |
| oblique | سرکار (sarkār) | سرکاروں (sarkārõ) |
| vocative | سرکار (sarkār) | سرکارو (sarkāro) |