सिरा

Hindi

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /sɪ.ɾɑː/, [sɪ.ɾäː]

Etymology 1

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀲𑀺𑀭 (sira) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit शिरस् (śíras). Doublet of सिर (sir), सर (sar), शिरस् (śiras), and शिर (śir).

Noun

सिरा • (sirā) m (Urdu spelling سِرا)

  1. beginning, inception
    सिरे से ― sire se ― from the outset
  2. head, front
  3. edge (of any area); tip
Declension
Declension of सिरा (masc ā-stem)
singular plural
direct सिरा
sirā		 सिरे
sire
oblique सिरे
sire		 सिरों
sirõ
vocative सिरे
sire		 सिरो
siro

Etymology 2

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit सिरा (sirā́).

Noun

सिरा • (sirā) f (Urdu spelling سِرا) (formal)

  1. (anatomy) a blood vessel
  2. an irrigation channel
  3. a bucket, baling vessel
    Synonym: बाल्टी (bālṭī)
Declension
Declension of सिरा (fem ā-stem)
singular plural
direct सिरा
sirā		 सिराएँ
sirāẽ
oblique सिरा
sirā		 सिराओं
sirāõ
vocative सिरा
sirā		 सिराओ
sirāo

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

सिरा • (sirā) m

  1. (Bihar) alternative form of शीरा (śīrā)

Further reading

Pali

Alternative forms
Alternative forms
  • sirā (Latin script)
  • 𑀲𑀺𑀭𑀸 (Brahmi script)
  • সিরা (Bengali script)
  • සිරා (Sinhalese script)
  • သိရာ or သိရႃ (Burmese script)
  • สิรา (Thai script)
  • ᩈᩥᩁᩣ (Tai Tham script)
  • ສິຣາ (Lao script)
  • សិរា (Khmer script)
  • 𑄥𑄨𑄢𑄂 (Chakma script)

Noun

सिरा f

  1. Devanagari script form of sirā (“vein”)

Declension
Declension table of "सिरा" (feminine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)सिरा (sirā)सिरायो (sirāyo) or सिरा (sirā)
Accusative (second)सिरं (siraṃ)सिरायो (sirāyo) or सिरा (sirā)
Instrumental (third)सिराय (sirāya)सिराहि (sirāhi) or सिराभि (sirābhi)
Dative (fourth)सिराय (sirāya)सिरानं (sirānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)सिराय (sirāya)सिराहि (sirāhi) or सिराभि (sirābhi)
Genitive (sixth)सिराय (sirāya)सिरानं (sirānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)सिराय (sirāya) or सिरायं (sirāyaṃ)सिरासु (sirāsu)
Vocative (calling)सिरे (sire)सिरायो (sirāyo) or सिरा (sirā)

Noun

सिरा

  1. Devanagari script form of sirā, ablative singular of सिरस् (siras, “head”)
  2. Devanagari script form of sirā, vocative singular of सिरस् (siras, “head”)

Prakrit

Noun

सिरा (sirā) f

  1. Devanagari script form of 𑀲𑀺𑀭𑀸

Sanskrit

Alternative forms
  • शिरा (śirā)

Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
  • সিৰা (Assamese script)
  • ᬲᬶᬭᬵ (Balinese script)
  • সিরা (Bengali script)
  • 𑰭𑰰𑰨𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
  • 𑀲𑀺𑀭𑀸 (Brahmi script)
  • သိရာ (Burmese script)
  • સિરા (Gujarati script)
  • ਸਿਰਾ (Gurmukhi script)
  • 𑌸𑌿𑌰𑌾 (Grantha script)
  • ꦱꦶꦫꦴ (Javanese script)
  • 𑂮𑂱𑂩𑂰 (Kaithi script)
  • ಸಿರಾ (Kannada script)
  • សិរា (Khmer script)
  • ສິຣາ (Lao script)
  • സിരാ (Malayalam script)
  • ᠰᡳᡵᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
  • 𑘭𑘱𑘨𑘰 (Modi script)
  • ᠰᠢᠷᠠ᠋᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
  • 𑧍𑧒𑧈𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
  • 𑐳𑐶𑐬𑐵 (Newa script)
  • ସିରା (Odia script)
  • ꢱꢶꢬꢵ (Saurashtra script)
  • 𑆱𑆴𑆫𑆳 (Sharada script)
  • 𑖭𑖰𑖨𑖯 (Siddham script)
  • සිරා (Sinhalese script)
  • 𑪁𑩑𑩼𑩛 (Soyombo script)
  • 𑚨𑚮𑚤𑚭 (Takri script)
  • ஸிரா (Tamil script)
  • సిరా (Telugu script)
  • สิรา (Thai script)
  • སི་རཱ (Tibetan script)
  • 𑒮𑒱𑒩𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
  • 𑨰𑨁𑨫𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Probably derived from Proto-Indo-European *ser-. Doublet of सरित् (sarit).

Pronunciation

Noun

सिरा • (sirā́) stem, f

  1. a stream
  2. (anatomy) any tubular vessel of the body
    1. a vein
    2. an artery
    3. a nerve
    4. a tendon
  3. a vein-like channel or narrow stream of river water
  4. a bucket, baling-vessel

Declension
Feminine ā-stem declension of सिरा (sirā́)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative सिरा
sirā́		 सिरे
siré		 सिराः
sirā́ḥ
Vocative सिरे
síre		 सिरे
síre		 सिराः
sírāḥ
Accusative सिराम्
sirā́m		 सिरे
siré		 सिराः
sirā́ḥ
Instrumental सिरया / सिरा¹
siráyā / sirā́¹		 सिराभ्याम्
sirā́bhyām		 सिराभिः
sirā́bhiḥ
Dative सिरायै
sirā́yai		 सिराभ्याम्
sirā́bhyām		 सिराभ्यः
sirā́bhyaḥ
Ablative सिरायाः / सिरायै²
sirā́yāḥ / sirā́yai²		 सिराभ्याम्
sirā́bhyām		 सिराभ्यः
sirā́bhyaḥ
Genitive सिरायाः / सिरायै²
sirā́yāḥ / sirā́yai²		 सिरयोः
siráyoḥ		 सिराणाम्
sirā́ṇām
Locative सिरायाम्
sirā́yām		 सिरयोः
siráyoḥ		 सिरासु
sirā́su
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
  • ²Brāhmaṇas

Descendants
  • Pali: sirā
  • Prakrit: सिरा (sirā), 𑀙𑀺𑀭𑀸 (chirā)
    • Gujarati: સેર (ser)
    • Marathi: शीर (śīr)
    • Bengali: শিরা (śira)
    • Odia: ସିରା (sira)
    • Assamese: সিৰ (xir)
  • → Tamil: சிரை (cirai)
  • → Malayalam: ശിര (śira), സിര (sira)

Further reading
  • Monier Williams (1899) “सिरा”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1217, column 1.
  • Hellwig, Oliver (2010-2024) “sirā”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.
  • Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890) “सिरा”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan
  • Arthur Anthony Macdonell (1893) “सिरा”, in A practical Sanskrit dictionary with transliteration, accentuation, and etymological analysis throughout, London: Oxford University Press
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “sirāˊ”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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