سره

Mazanderani

Etymology 1

Akin to Middle Persian slʾd (srāy, hall, house), and Persian سرای (sarây, hall, house).

Noun

سره (sere)

  1. house
  2. barn

Etymology 2

From Proto-Indo-European *krey-. Cognate with Persian سره (sare, good, pure).

Noun

سره (sere)

  1. cheap
  2. good price
  3. worthy

Etymology 3

Related to Persian سر‌به‌سر (sar be sar, to annoy someone, fight, literally to clash heads, head to head). Both from Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂-

Noun

سره (sere, sare)

  1. annoyance
  2. nuisance

Pashto

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /səra/

Postposition

سره • (sara)

  1. with

Persian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-European *krey-. Cognate with Pashto ښه (ẍë, good).

Adjective

سره • (sarah, sere)

  1. (archaic) fine, excellent
  2. pure

Etymology 2

From Middle Persian srg (sarag, silk) in srgyn (saragēn, silken). Compare Arabic سرق (saraq), a Middle Persian borrowing.

Noun

سره • (sare)

  1. silk (fabric)

References

  • Durkin-Meisterernst, Desmond (2004) “srgyn”, in A Dictionary of Manichaean Middle Persian and Parthian (Corpus Fontium Manichaeorum; 3.1), Turnhout: Brepols, page 309
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