سررشته

Persian

Etymology

From سر (sar, “tip, beginning”) +‎ رشته (rešte, “string, rope”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [saɾ.ɾaʃ.ˈta]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [sär.räʃ.t̪ʰǽ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [sär.räʃ.t̪ʰǽ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [sär.räʃ.t̪ʰǽ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [sär.räʃ.t̪ʰǽ]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [sæɹ.ɹæʃ.t̪ʰé]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [säɾ.ɾäʃ.t̪ʰǽ]

Readings
Classical reading?	sarrašta
Dari reading?	sarrašta
Iranian reading?	sarrašte
Tajik reading?	sarrašta

Noun

سررشته • (sar-rešte)

1. skill, competence

   تنها زبانی که او به صورت روان صحبت می‌کرد کردی بود، گرچه او در فارسی نیز سررشته داشت.

   tanhâ zabâni ke u be surat-e ravân sohbat mi-kard kordi bud, garče u dar fârsi niz sarrešte dâšt.

   The only language that he spoke fluently was Kurdish, even though he had some skills in Persian as well.

2. clue, track (to find something)

Further reading

• Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “سررشته”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press