सिरा
Hindi edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀲𑀺𑀭 (sira) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit शिरस् (śíras). Doublet of सिर (sir), सर (sar), शिरस् (śiras), and शिर (śir).
Noun edit
सिरा • (sirā) m (Urdu spelling سِرا)
Declension edit
Declension of सिरा (masc ā-stem)
Etymology 2 edit
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit सिरा (sirā́).
Noun edit
सिरा • (sirā) f (Urdu spelling سِرا) (formal)
- (anatomy) a blood vessel
- an irrigation channel
- a bucket, baling vessel
- Synonym: बाल्टी (bālṭī)
Declension edit
Declension of सिरा (fem ā-stem)
Etymology 3 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun edit
सिरा • (sirā) m
Further reading edit
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “सिरा”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “सिरा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Platts, John T. (1884) “सिरा”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
- “सिरा”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
Pali edit
Alternative forms edit
Alternative forms
Noun edit
सिरा f
- Devanagari script form of sirā (“vein”)
Declension edit
Declension table of "सिरा" (feminine)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | सिरा (sirā) | सिरायो (sirāyo) or सिरा (sirā) |
| Accusative (second) | सिरं (siraṃ) | सिरायो (sirāyo) or सिरा (sirā) |
| Instrumental (third) | सिराय (sirāya) | सिराहि (sirāhi) or सिराभि (sirābhi) |
| Dative (fourth) | सिराय (sirāya) | सिरानं (sirānaṃ) |
| Ablative (fifth) | सिराय (sirāya) | सिराहि (sirāhi) or सिराभि (sirābhi) |
| Genitive (sixth) | सिराय (sirāya) | सिरानं (sirānaṃ) |
| Locative (seventh) | सिराय (sirāya) or सिरायं (sirāyaṃ) | सिरासु (sirāsu) |
| Vocative (calling) | सिरे (sire) | सिरायो (sirāyo) or सिरा (sirā) |
Noun edit
सिरा
Prakrit edit
Noun edit
सिरा (sirā) f
- Devanagari script form of 𑀲𑀺𑀭𑀸
Sanskrit edit
Alternative forms edit
- शिरा (śirā)
Alternative scripts edit
Alternative scripts
- সিৰা (Assamese script)
- ᬲᬶᬭᬵ (Balinese script)
- সিরা (Bengali script)
- 𑰭𑰰𑰨𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀲𑀺𑀭𑀸 (Brahmi script)
- သိရာ (Burmese script)
- સિરા (Gujarati script)
- ਸਿਰਾ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌸𑌿𑌰𑌾 (Grantha script)
- ꦱꦶꦫꦴ (Javanese script)
- 𑂮𑂱𑂩𑂰 (Kaithi script)
- ಸಿರಾ (Kannada script)
- សិរា (Khmer script)
- ສິຣາ (Lao script)
- സിരാ (Malayalam script)
- ᠰᡳᡵᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
- 𑘭𑘱𑘨𑘰 (Modi script)
- ᠰᠢᠷᠠ᠋ᠠ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧍𑧒𑧈𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐳𑐶𑐬𑐵 (Newa script)
- ସିରା (Odia script)
- ꢱꢶꢬꢵ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆱𑆴𑆫𑆳 (Sharada script)
- 𑖭𑖰𑖨𑖯 (Siddham script)
- සිරා (Sinhalese script)
- 𑪁𑩑𑩼𑩛 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚨𑚮𑚤𑚭 (Takri script)
- ஸிரா (Tamil script)
- సిరా (Telugu script)
- สิรา (Thai script)
- སི་རཱ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒮𑒱𑒩𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨰𑨁𑨫𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology edit
Probably derived from Proto-Indo-European *ser-. Doublet of सरित् (sarit).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
सिरा • (sirā́) stem, f
- a stream
- (anatomy) any tubular vessel of the body
- a vein-like channel or narrow stream of river water
- a bucket, baling-vessel
Declension edit
| Feminine ā-stem declension of सिरा (sirā́) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | सिरा sirā́ |
सिरे siré |
सिराः sirā́ḥ |
| Vocative | सिरे síre |
सिरे síre |
सिराः sírāḥ |
| Accusative | सिराम् sirā́m |
सिरे siré |
सिराः sirā́ḥ |
| Instrumental | सिरया / सिरा¹ siráyā / sirā́¹ |
सिराभ्याम् sirā́bhyām |
सिराभिः sirā́bhiḥ |
| Dative | सिरायै sirā́yai |
सिराभ्याम् sirā́bhyām |
सिराभ्यः sirā́bhyaḥ |
| Ablative | सिरायाः / सिरायै² sirā́yāḥ / sirā́yai² |
सिराभ्याम् sirā́bhyām |
सिराभ्यः sirā́bhyaḥ |
| Genitive | सिरायाः / सिरायै² sirā́yāḥ / sirā́yai² |
सिरयोः siráyoḥ |
सिराणाम् sirā́ṇām |
| Locative | सिरायाम् sirā́yām |
सिरयोः siráyoḥ |
सिरासु sirā́su |
| Notes |
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Descendants edit
- Pali: sirā
- Prakrit: सिरा (sirā), 𑀙𑀺𑀭𑀸 (chirā)
- → Tamil: சிரை (cirai)
- → Malayalam: ശിര (śira), സിര (sira)
Further reading edit
- Monier Williams (1899) “सिरा”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1217, column 1.
- Hellwig, Oliver (2010-2024) “sirā”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.
- Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890) “सिरा”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan
- Arthur Anthony Macdonell (1893) “सिरा”, in A practical Sanskrit dictionary with transliteration, accentuation, and etymological analysis throughout, London: Oxford University Press
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “sirāˊ”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press