سرہانا

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit *शिर आधान (*śira-ādhāna). Compare Hindi सिरहाना (sirhānā) and Urdu سِرْہانا (sirhānā).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /sɪ.ɾäː˨.ɳäː/, /sə.ɾäː˨.ɳäː/
• Rhymes: -ɑː

Noun

سِرْہاݨا • (sirhāṇā) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਸਿਰਹਾਣਾ)

1. pillow
2. (loosely) cushion

Declension

Declension of سرہانا
dir. sg.	سِرْہاݨا (sirhāṇā)
dir. pl.	سِرْہاݨے (sirhāṇe)
	singular	plural
direct	سِرْہاݨا (sirhāṇā)	سِرْہاݨے (sirhāṇe)
oblique	سِرْہاݨے (sirhāṇe)	سِرْہاݨیاں (sirhāṇeyāṉ)
vocative	سِرْہاݨیا (sirhāṇeyā)	سِرْہاݨیو (sirhāṇeyo)
ablative	سِرْہاݨیوں (sirhāṇeyoṉ)	—
locative	سِرْہاݨے (sirhāṇe)	—
instrumental	سِرْہاݨے (sirhāṇe)	—

References

• “سرہانہ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
• Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “سِرہانا”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz

Urdu

Noun

سِرْہانا • (sirhānā) m (Hindi spelling सिरहाना)

1. Alternative form of سرہانہ (sirhāna, “pillow”)

References

• “سرہانا”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “سرہانا”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.