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)

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 (in Kashmiri), volume 4, Jammu and Kashmir Academy of Art, Culture and Languages, page 202

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