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سر

سر

See also: سز, شر, and -سز

Arabic

Verb

سَرَّ (sarra) I, non-past يَسُرُّ‎ (yasurru)

  1. to gladden, to make happy, to delight, to cheer, to rejoice
  2. to satisfy
  3. to pass
  4. to be glad, to be happy, to be delighted, to take pleasure in
Conjugation
References

Etymology 2

Denominal verb from سُرّ (surr, umbilical cord) and سُرَّة (surra, navel).

Verb

سَرَّ (sarra) I, non-past يَسُرُّ‎ (yasurru)

  1. to cut off the navel string of (someone)
  2. to hurt the navel of (someone)
Conjugation
References

Etymology 3

Denominal verb from سُرَّة (surra, navel).

Verb

سَرَّ (sarra) I, non-past يَسَرُّ‎ (yasarru)

  1. to complain of pain in the navel
Conjugation
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Etymology 4

Noun

سِرّ (sirr) m (plural أَسْرَار (ʾasrār))

  1. secret, secret thought
  2. heart, inmost
  3. secrecy, mystery
  4. sacrament (Christianity)
  5. underlying reason
Declension

Noun

سِرّ (sirr) m (plural أَسِرَّة (ʾasirra) or أَسْرَار (ʾasrār) or أَسَارِير (ʾasārīr))

  1. line in the palm
Declension
References

Etymology 5

Noun

سُرّ (surr) m (plural أَسِرَّة (ʾasirra))

  1. verbal noun of سَرَّ (sarra) (form I)
  2. umbilical cord, navel string
Declension
References

Etymology 6

Noun

سَرّ (sarr) m

  1. verbal noun of سَرَّ (sarra) (form I)
Declension
References
Declension

Etymology 7

From Persian سر.

Noun

سَر (sar) m

  1. (in compounds) head, chief
    سِرْدَار (sirdār)supreme commander; commanding general
    سَرْعَسْكَر (sarʿaskar)Ottoman general
    سِرْيَاوَرَان (siryāwarān)adjutant general
Declension

Etymology 8

Verb

سِرْ (sir) (form I)

  1. second-person masculine singular active imperative of سَارَ (sāra)
Descendants
  • Bashkir: сер (ser, secret)



Baluchi

Noun

سر (sar)

  1. (anatomy) head
  2. top

See also


Laki

Noun

سر (transliteration needed)

  1. head

Persian

Etymology 1

From Middle Persian 𐭫𐭥𐭩𐭱𐭤 (sar), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂-; see there for more.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sæɾ/

Noun

Dari سر
Iranian Persian سر
Tajik сар (sar)

سر (sar) (plural سرها (sar-hâ))

  1. (anatomy) head
  2. the topmost, foremost, or leading part; head
  3. (Sistani) a kind of clay

سر (sar) (plural سران (sarân))

  1. leader, chief
Inflection
Derived terms
  • سردرد (sar-dard)
  • سرگیجه (sar-gije)
  • سرگرم (sar-garm)
  • سربلند (sar-boland)
  • سرباز (sar-bâz)
  • سرجوخه (sar-juxe)
  • سرتیپ (sar-tip)
  • سرلشکر (sar-laškar)
  • سرگروه (sar-goruh)
  • سردر (sar-dar)
  • سرصفحه (sar-safhe)
  • سردفتر (sar-daftar)
  • سرآغاز (sar-âğâz)
  • سرچشمه (sar-češme)
  • سرتاپا (sar-tâ-pâ)
  • سرتاسر (sar-tâ-sar)
  • سراسر (sarâsar)
  • سراسری (sarâsari)
  • سربه‌هوا (sar-be-havâ)
  • سربه‌زیر (sar-be-zir)
  • سربداران (Sar-be-dâr-ân)
  • سرسام (sarsâm)
  • سرسام‌آور (sarsâm-âvar)

Descendants

  • → Arabic: سَر (sar)
  • → Urdu: سر (sar)

Etymology 2

From Arabic سِرّ (sirr, secret).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ser/

Noun

سر (serr) (plural اسرار (asrâr))

  1. secret
Inflection
Synonyms

Etymology 3

A transliteration of the English title Sir.

Noun

سر (ser)

  1. Sir (the titular prefix given to a knight or baronet)
    سر تیم برنرز لیser Tim Bernerz Li ― Sir Tim Berners-Lee
Usage notes

Used in transliteration only.


Urdu

Etymology 1

From Sanskrit शर (śara)

Noun

سر (sar) m (Hindi spelling सर)

  1. arrow

Etymology 2

From Sanskrit

Adjective

سر (sar) — Hindi spelling: सर (sar)

  1. going
  2. moving
  3. proceeding

Noun

سر (sar) ? (Hindi spelling सर)

  1. motion
  2. milk
  3. waterfall
  4. salt
  5. cream

Etymology 3

From Sanskrit सरस् (saras)

Noun

سر (sar) m (Hindi spelling सर)

  1. lake
  2. pond
  3. pool
  4. tank

Etymology 4

From Persian سر (sar).

Noun

سر (sar) m (Hindi spelling सर)

  1. head
  2. top
  3. pinnacle
  4. tip
  5. origin
  6. head
  7. chief
  8. intention
  9. aim, goal
  10. end

Etymology 5

From Sanskrit शिर (śira)

Adverb

سر (sir)  Hindi spelling: सिर (sir)

  1. initially

Noun

سر (sir) m (Hindi spelling सिर)

  1. head
  2. skull
  3. top
  4. summit
  5. crown
  6. pinnacle
  7. beginning
  8. commencement

Etymology 6

From Persian, from Arabic سِرّ (sirr)

Noun

سر (sirr) m (Hindi spelling सिर्र)

  1. secret
  2. mystery

Etymology 7

From Sanskrit सुर (sura)

Noun

سر (sura) m (Hindi spelling सुर)

  1. god
  2. diety
  3. angel
  4. sun

Etymology 8

From Sanskrit स्वर (svara)

Noun

سر (sur) m (Hindi spelling सुर)

  1. sound
  2. voice
  3. tone
  4. tune
  5. harmony
  6. melody
  7. song
  8. air

Etymology 9

From Persian, from Sanskrit शूल (śūla)

Noun

سر (sur) m (Hindi spelling सुर)

  1. swordfish