सीरत

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian سیرت (sīrat), from Arabic سِيرَة (sīra).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /siː.ɾət̪/, [siː.ɾɐt̪]

Noun

सीरत • (sīrat) f (Urdu spelling سیرت)

1. virtue, integrity, morality

   उसकी सीरत कोई है ही नहीं।

   uskī sīrat koī hai hī nahī̃.

   He has no integrity at all.

2. way of life; character

Declension

Declension of सीरत (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	सीरत sīrat	सीरतें sīratẽ
oblique	सीरत sīrat	सीरतों sīratõ
vocative	सीरत sīrat	सीरतो sīrato

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “सीरत”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press