سِریٖنَگَر

Kashmiri

Alternative forms

• سِری نَگَر (sirī nagar)

Etymology

Disputed- either from Sanskrit श्रीनगर (śrīnagara), equivalent to श्री (śrī) + नगर (nagara) (city of goddess Lakshmi); or blend of سِرِیہِ (siriyi, “sun”) +‎ نَگَر (nagar, “city”), equivalent to सूर्य (sūrya) + नगर (nagara), "city of the Sun".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /siriːnaɡar/

Proper noun

سِریٖنَگَر • (sirīnagar) m (Devanagari सिरीनगर)

1. Srinagar, an Indian city; the capital of Kashmir, the summer capital of the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir

Coordinate terms

• کٔشیٖر (kạśīr)
• جۆم تہٕ کٔشیٖر (jom tụ kạśīr, “Jammu and Kashmir”)

References

• S. K. Toshakhani, Mohiuddin Hajni, Prithvi Nath Pushp, Mirza Ghulam Hassan Beg Arif, Ghulam Nabi Gowhar (1968-1980) Kashir Dictionary Vol 4‎^[1] (in Kashmiri), volume 4, Jammu and Kashmir Academy of Art, Culture and Languages, page 202