See also: سز, شر, and ـسز

Arabic edit

Etymology 1 edit

Root
س ر ر (s-r-r)

Compare Hebrew Hebrew אושר.

Verb edit

سَرَّ (sarra) I, non-past يَسُرُّ‎ (yasurru)

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

Verb edit

سُرَّ (surra) I, non-past يُسَرُّ‎ (yusarru)

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

Noun edit

سَرّ (sarrm

  1. verbal noun of سَرَّ (sarra) (form I)
Declension edit

Etymology 2 edit

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

Verb edit

سَرَّ (sarra) I, non-past يَسُرُّ‎ (yasurru)

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

Etymology 3 edit

Denominal verb from سُرَّة (surra, navel).

Verb edit

سَرَّ (sarra) I, non-past يَسَرُّ‎ (yasarru)

  1. to complain of pain in the navel
Conjugation edit

Etymology 4 edit

Noun edit

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 edit
Antonyms edit
Descendants edit
  • Hausa: àsīr̃ī
  • Malay: sir
    • Indonesian: sir
  • Persian: سر (serr)
    • Azerbaijani: sirr
    • Bashkir: сер (ser)
    • Kazakh: сыр (syr)
    • Kyrgyz: сыр (sır)
    • Northern Kurdish: surr
    • Pashto: سر (ser)
    • Tajik: сир (sir)
    • Tatar: сер (ser)
    • Turkmen: syr
    • Ottoman Turkish: سر (sirr, sır)
    • Urdu: سر (ser)
    • Uyghur: سىر (sir)
    • Uzbek: sir
  • Swahili: siri

Noun edit

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

  1. line in the palm
Declension edit

Etymology 5 edit

Compare Ugaritic 𐎌𐎗 (šr).

Noun edit

سُرّ (surrm (plural أَسِرَّة (ʔasirra))

  1. verbal noun of سَرَّ (sarra) (form I)
  2. umbilical cord, navel string
Declension edit

Etymology 6 edit

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

Noun edit

سَر (sarm

  1. (in compounds) head, chief
    سِرْدَار (sirdār)supreme commander; commanding general
    سَرْعَسْكَر (sarʕaskar)Ottoman general
    سِرْيَاوَرَان (siryāwarān)adjutant general
Declension edit

Etymology 7 edit

Verb edit

سِرْ (sir) (form I)

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

Baluchi edit

Noun edit

سر (sar)

  1. (anatomy) head
  2. top

See also edit

Burushaski edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

Noun edit

سر (sar) (plural سرݸ)

  1. rabbit

Etymology 2 edit

Noun edit

سر (sar) (plural سرݸ)

  1. thread

References edit

  • Sadaf Munshi (2015) “Word Lists”, in Burushaski Language Documentation Project[1].

Kalkoti edit

Noun edit

سر (sar)

  1. lake

Kohistani Shina edit

Noun edit

سر (ser)

  1. top

Laki edit

Noun edit

سر (sir)

  1. head

Ottoman Turkish edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Persian سر (sar).

Noun edit

سر (ser)

  1. head
  2. chief, head, leading
  3. end, summit, tip
Synonyms edit
Descendants edit

Etymology 2 edit

From Arabic سِرّ (sirr).

Noun edit

سر (sirr, sır)

  1. secret, concealed thing
Descendants edit

References edit

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

Persian edit

 
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Etymology 1 edit

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 edit

 

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

Noun edit

Dari سر
Iranian Persian
Tajik сар

سَر (sar) (plural سرها (sar-hâ))

  1. (anatomy) head
  2. the topmost, foremost, or leading part; head
  3. (Sistani) a kind of clay
Inflection edit
    Enclitic-attached forms of سر (sar) (Iranian Persian)
    Basic forms of سر (sar)
singular plural
bare سر
(sar)
سرها
(sar-hấ)
سرا
(sarấ)
definitive direct object سر را
(sar râ)
سر رو
(saro)
سرها را
(sar-hấ râ)
سرا رو
(sarấ ro)
ezâfe سر
(sar-e)
سرهای
(sar-hấ-ye)
سرای
(sarấ-ye)
marked indefinite
or relative definite
سری
(sar-i)
سرهایی
(sarấn-i, sar-hấ-i)
سرایی
(sarấi)
Colloquial.
    Possessive forms of سر (sar)
singular plural
1st person singular
(“my”)
سرم
(saram)
سر‌هایم
(sar-hấyam)
سر‌هام، سرام
(sarấm)
2nd person singular
(“your”)
سرت
(sarat)
[Term?]
(saret)
سر‌هایت
(sar-hấyat)
سر‌هات، سرات
(sarất)
3rd person singular
(“his, her, its”)
سرش
(saraš)
[Term?]
(sareš)
سر‌هایش
(sar-hấyaš)
سر‌هاش، سراش
(sarấš)
1st plural
(“our”)
سرمان
(saremân)
سرمون
(saremun)
سر‌هایمان
(sar-hấyemân)
سر‌هامون، سرامون
(sarấmun)
2nd plural
(“your”)
سرتان
(saretân)
سرتون
(saretun)
سر‌هایتان
(sar-hấyetân)
سر‌هاتون، سراتون
(sarấtun)
3rd plural
(“their”)
سرشان
(sarešân)
سرشون
(sarešun)
سر‌هایشان
(sar-hấyešân)
سر‌هاشون، سراشون
(sarấšun)
Colloquial.
    Predicative forms of سر (sar)
singular plural
1st person
(“I am, we are”)
سرم
(saram)
سریم
(sarim)
2nd person
(“you are”)
سری
(sari)
سرید
(sarid)
سرین
(sarin)
3rd person
(“he/she/it is, they are”)
سر است
(sar ast)
سره
(sare)
سرند
(sarand)
سرن
(saran)
Colloquial.

Adverb edit

سر (sar)

  1. (chiefly Dari) on top, on
    «کِلِیدِ مَن اَز کُجَاسْت» «آن سَرِ میز اَسْت» (Dari, formal)
    “kilīd-i man az kujāst” “ān sar-i mēz ast”
    «کِلِیِ مَه اَز کُجَیَه؟» «اُو سَرِ میزَه» (Dari, informal)
    “kilī-yi ma az kujaya?” “ū sar-i mēz-a”
    "where are my keys?" "they are on the table"

Noun edit

سَر (sar) (plural سران (sarân))

  1. leader, chief
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
  • Hindustani:
    Hindi: सर (sar)
    Urdu: سر (sar)
  • Ottoman Turkish: سر (ser)
  • ? Pashto: سر (sar)

Etymology 2 edit

Borrowed from Arabic سِرّ (sirr, secret).

Pronunciation edit

 

Readings
Classical reading? sir
Dari reading? sir
Iranian reading? ser
Tajik reading? sir

Noun edit

سِرّ (serr) (plural اسرار (asrâr))

  1. secret
Inflection edit
    Enclitic-attached forms of سر (serr) (Iranian Persian)
    Basic forms of سر (serr)
singular plural
bare سر
(serr)
سر‌ها
(serr-hấ)
سرا
(serrấ)
definitive direct object سر را
(serr râ)
سر رو
(serro)
سر‌ها را
(serr-hấ râ)
سرا رو
(serrấ ro)
ezâfe سر
(serr-e)
سر‌های
(serr-hấ-ye)
سرای
(serrấ-ye)
marked indefinite
or relative definite
سری
(serr-i)
سر‌هایی
(serrấn-i, serr-hấ-i)
سرایی
(serrấi)
Colloquial.
    Possessive forms of سر (serr)
singular plural
1st person singular
(“my”)
سرم
(serram)
سر‌هایم
(serr-hấyam)
سر‌هام، سرام
(serrấm)
2nd person singular
(“your”)
سرت
(serrat)
[Term?]
(serret)
سر‌هایت
(serr-hấyat)
سر‌هات، سرات
(serrất)
3rd person singular
(“his, her, its”)
سرش
(serraš)
[Term?]
(serreš)
سر‌هایش
(serr-hấyaš)
سر‌هاش، سراش
(serrấš)
1st plural
(“our”)
سرمان
(serremân)
سرمون
(serremun)
سر‌هایمان
(serr-hấyemân)
سر‌هامون، سرامون
(serrấmun)
2nd plural
(“your”)
سرتان
(serretân)
سرتون
(serretun)
سر‌هایتان
(serr-hấyetân)
سر‌هاتون، سراتون
(serrấtun)
3rd plural
(“their”)
سرشان
(serrešân)
سرشون
(serrešun)
سر‌هایشان
(serr-hấyešân)
سر‌هاشون، سراشون
(serrấšun)
Colloquial.
Synonyms edit

Etymology 3 edit

A transliteration of the English title Sir.

Noun edit

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 edit

Used in transliteration only.

Punjabi edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

سِر (sirm (Gurmukhi spelling ਸਿਰ)

  1. head

Saraiki edit

Etymology edit

From Sanskrit शिरस् (śiras).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

سِر (sirm

  1. (anatomy) head

Shina edit

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

سر (sar)

  1. lake
  2. (rare) ocean

Sindhi edit

Etymology edit

From Sanskrit शिरस् (śiras).

Noun edit

سر (sirum (Devanagari सिरु)

  1. head

South Levantine Arabic edit

Root
س ر ر
3 terms

Etymology edit

From Arabic سِرّ (sirr).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /sirr/, [sɪr]
  • (file)

Noun edit

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

  1. secret

Southwestern Fars edit

Adjective edit

سر (so:r, sōr)

  1. (Kuzarg) red

Urdu edit

Etymology 1 edit

Borrowed from Sanskrit शर (śara).

Noun edit

سَر (sarm (Hindi spelling सर)

  1. arrow

Etymology 2 edit

Borrowed from Sanskrit [Term?].

Adjective edit

سَر (sar) (Hindi spelling सर)

  1. going
  2. moving
  3. proceeding

Noun edit

سَر (sar? (Hindi spelling सर)

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

Etymology 3 edit

Borrowed from Sanskrit सरस् (saras).

Noun edit

سَر (sarm (Hindi spelling सर)

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

Etymology 4 edit

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

Noun edit

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 edit

Borrowed from Sanskrit शिर (śira).

Adverb edit

سِر (sir) (Hindi spelling सिर)

  1. initially

Noun edit

سِر (sirm (Hindi spelling सिर)

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

Etymology 6 edit

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

Noun edit

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

  1. secret
  2. mystery

Etymology 7 edit

Borrowed from Sanskrit सुर (sura).

Noun edit

سُر (surm (Hindi spelling सुर)

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

Etymology 8 edit

Borrowed from Sanskrit स्वर (svara).

Noun edit

سُر (surm (Hindi spelling सुर)

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

Etymology 9 edit

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

Noun edit

سُر (surm (Hindi spelling सुर)

  1. swordfish