सुर
Hindi edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Sanskrit स्वर (svara), from स्वृ (svṛ).
Noun edit
सुर • (sur) m
- sound, tone, note
- उसने अपना सुर अभी भी नहीं बदला है।
- usne apnā sur abhī bhī nahī̃ badlā hai.
- He's still saying the same thing.
- (literally, “He has not changed his tone even now.”)
- tune, melody; a song
- (music) a note
- Synonym: स्वर (svar)
Declension edit
Declension of सुर (masc cons-stem)
Etymology 2 edit
Borrowed from Sanskrit सुर (sura).
Noun edit
सुर • (sur) m
Declension edit
Declension of सुर (masc cons-stem)
References edit
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “सुर”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 1029
Sanskrit edit
Etymology edit
Probably from स्वर् (svar, “heaven”) or सित (sita, “pure, white”). Also surmised to be formed from असुर (asura) as an antonym, cf. Avestan 𐬀𐬵𐬎 (ahu, “lord; life, existence”) and 𐬀𐬵𐬎𐬭𐬀 (ahura, “lord”), Hittite 𒈗 (ḥaššū, “king”), Old Norse æsir (“gods”) and Old English ōs (“god”). Possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ens- (“to engender, beget”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
सुर • (sura) stem, m
- god, divine, deity
- idol
- (symbolically) thirty-three
- sage, learned man
- the image of a god, an idol
- sun
Declension edit
Masculine a-stem declension of सुर (sura) | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | सुरः suraḥ |
सुरौ / सुरा¹ surau / surā¹ |
सुराः / सुरासः¹ surāḥ / surāsaḥ¹ |
Vocative | सुर sura |
सुरौ / सुरा¹ surau / surā¹ |
सुराः / सुरासः¹ surāḥ / surāsaḥ¹ |
Accusative | सुरम् suram |
सुरौ / सुरा¹ surau / surā¹ |
सुरान् surān |
Instrumental | सुरेण sureṇa |
सुराभ्याम् surābhyām |
सुरैः / सुरेभिः¹ suraiḥ / surebhiḥ¹ |
Dative | सुराय surāya |
सुराभ्याम् surābhyām |
सुरेभ्यः surebhyaḥ |
Ablative | सुरात् surāt |
सुराभ्याम् surābhyām |
सुरेभ्यः surebhyaḥ |
Genitive | सुरस्य surasya |
सुरयोः surayoḥ |
सुराणाम् surāṇām |
Locative | सुरे sure |
सुरयोः surayoḥ |
सुरेषु sureṣu |
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