सिर

See also: सर, सारा, सुर, सूरा, and सार

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Apabhramsa सिरु, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀺𑀭 (sira), from Sanskrit शिरस् (śiras). Compare with Persian سر (sar) (from Middle Persian 𐭫𐭥𐭩𐭱𐭤 (sar)) and Avestan 𐬯𐬁𐬭𐬀 (sāra). Doublet of सर (sar, “head”) and सिरा (sirā, “beginning”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /sɪɾ/

Noun

सिर • (sir) m (Urdu spelling سر)

1. (anatomy) head

   Synonyms: सर (sar), कपाल (kapāl), मूर्धा (mūrdhā), खोपड़ी (khopṛī)

   मेरे सिर में दर्द हो रहा है।

   mere sir mẽ dard ho rahā hai.

   My head is aching.

   लड़के ने तकिये पर सिर रख दिया।

   laṛke ne takiye par sir rakh diyā.

   The boy put his head on the pillow.

2. (figuratively) brain, mind

   Synonyms: दिमाग़ (dimāġ), भेजा (bhejā), मस्तिष्क (mastiṣk)

Declension

Declension of सिर (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	सिर sir	सिर sir
oblique	सिर sir	सिरों sirõ
vocative	सिर sir	सिरो siro

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “सिर”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• Platts, John T. (1884) “सिर”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “śíras”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• sira (Latin script)
• 𑀲𑀺𑀭 (Brahmi script)
• সির (Bengali script)
• සිර (Sinhalese script)
• သိရ (Burmese script)
• สิร or สิระ (Thai script)
• ᩈᩥᩁ (Tai Tham script)
• ສິຣ or ສິຣະ (Lao script)
• សិរ (Khmer script)
• 𑄥𑄨𑄢 (Chakma script)

Noun

सिर (sira)

1. vocative singular of सिरस् (siras), Devanagari script form of siras