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Etymology

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Borrowed from Sanskrit शिखर (śikhara).

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शिखर (śikharm (Urdu spelling شکھر)

  1. pinnacle, apex
    वह अपने व्यवसाय के शिखर तक नहीं पहुँच पाया।
    vah apne vyavsāy ke śikhar tak nahī̃ pahũc pāyā.
    He was unable to reach the pinnacle of his career.
  2. peak, summit (of a mountain)
    Synonym: चोटी (coṭī)

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शिखर (śikharm

  1. a male given name, Shikhar, from Sanskrit

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Sanskrit

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Etymology

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Related to शिखा (śikhā).

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Noun

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शिखर (śikhara) stemn or m

  1. peak, top, summit

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Neuter a-stem declension of शिखर (śikhara)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative शिखरम्
śikharam
शिखरे
śikhare
शिखराणि / शिखरा¹
śikharāṇi / śikharā¹
Vocative शिखर
śikhara
शिखरे
śikhare
शिखराणि / शिखरा¹
śikharāṇi / śikharā¹
Accusative शिखरम्
śikharam
शिखरे
śikhare
शिखराणि / शिखरा¹
śikharāṇi / śikharā¹
Instrumental शिखरेण
śikhareṇa
शिखराभ्याम्
śikharābhyām
शिखरैः / शिखरेभिः¹
śikharaiḥ / śikharebhiḥ¹
Dative शिखराय
śikharāya
शिखराभ्याम्
śikharābhyām
शिखरेभ्यः
śikharebhyaḥ
Ablative शिखरात्
śikharāt
शिखराभ्याम्
śikharābhyām
शिखरेभ्यः
śikharebhyaḥ
Genitive शिखरस्य
śikharasya
शिखरयोः
śikharayoḥ
शिखराणाम्
śikharāṇām
Locative शिखरे
śikhare
शिखरयोः
śikharayoḥ
शिखरेषु
śikhareṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
Masculine a-stem declension of शिखर (śikhara)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative शिखरः
śikharaḥ
शिखरौ / शिखरा¹
śikharau / śikharā¹
शिखराः / शिखरासः¹
śikharāḥ / śikharāsaḥ¹
Vocative शिखर
śikhara
शिखरौ / शिखरा¹
śikharau / śikharā¹
शिखराः / शिखरासः¹
śikharāḥ / śikharāsaḥ¹
Accusative शिखरम्
śikharam
शिखरौ / शिखरा¹
śikharau / śikharā¹
शिखरान्
śikharān
Instrumental शिखरेण
śikhareṇa
शिखराभ्याम्
śikharābhyām
शिखरैः / शिखरेभिः¹
śikharaiḥ / śikharebhiḥ¹
Dative शिखराय
śikharāya
शिखराभ्याम्
śikharābhyām
शिखरेभ्यः
śikharebhyaḥ
Ablative शिखरात्
śikharāt
शिखराभ्याम्
śikharābhyām
शिखरेभ्यः
śikharebhyaḥ
Genitive शिखरस्य
śikharasya
शिखरयोः
śikharayoḥ
शिखराणाम्
śikharāṇām
Locative शिखरे
śikhare
शिखरयोः
śikharayoḥ
शिखरेषु
śikhareṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

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References

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  • शिखर” in Carl Cappeller, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary: Based upon the St. Petersburg Lexicons, Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, 1891, →OCLC, page 546, column 1.