शिखर

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit शिखर (śikhara).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ʃɪ.kʰəɾ/, [ʃɪ.kʰɐɾ]

Noun

शिखर • (śikhar) m (Urdu spelling شکھر)

1. pinnacle, apex

   वह अपने व्यवसाय के शिखर तक नहीं पहुँच पाया।

   vah apne vyavsāy ke śikhar tak nahī̃ pahũc pāyā.

   He was unable to reach the pinnacle of his career.

2. peak, summit (of a mountain)

   Synonym: चोटी (coṭī)

Declension

Declension of शिखर (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	शिखर śikhar	शिखर śikhar
oblique	शिखर śikhar	शिखरों śikharõ
vocative	शिखर śikhar	शिखरो śikharo

Derived terms

• गोल शिखर (gol śikhar)

Proper noun

शिखर • (śikhar) m

1. a male given name, Shikhar, from Sanskrit

Declension

Declension of शिखर (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	शिखर śikhar	शिखर śikhar
oblique	शिखर śikhar	शिखरों śikharõ
vocative	शिखर śikhar	शिखरो śikharo

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “शिखर”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “शिखर”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• শিখৰ (Assamese script)
• ᬰᬶᬔᬭ (Balinese script)
• শিখর (Bengali script)
• 𑰫𑰰𑰏𑰨 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀰𑀺𑀔𑀭 (Brahmi script)
• ၐိခရ (Burmese script)
• શિખર (Gujarati script)
• ਸ਼ਿਖਰ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌶𑌿𑌖𑌰 (Grantha script)
• ꦯꦶꦑꦫ (Javanese script)
• 𑂬𑂱𑂎𑂩 (Kaithi script)
• ಶಿಖರ (Kannada script)
• ឝិខរ (Khmer script)
• ຨິຂຣ (Lao script)
• ശിഖര (Malayalam script)
• ᡧᡳᡘᠠᡵᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘫𑘱𑘏𑘨 (Modi script)
• ᠱᠢᠻᠠᠷᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧋𑧒𑦯𑧈 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐱𑐶𑐏𑐬 (Newa script)
• ଶିଖର (Odia script)
• ꢯꢶꢓꢬ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆯𑆴𑆒𑆫 (Sharada script)
• 𑖫𑖰𑖏𑖨 (Siddham script)
• ශිඛර (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩿𑩑𑩝𑩼 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚧𑚮𑚋𑚤 (Takri script)
• ஶிக²ர (Tamil script)
• శిఖర (Telugu script)
• ศิขร (Thai script)
• ཤི་ཁ་ར (Tibetan script)
• 𑒬𑒱𑒐𑒩 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨮𑨁𑨌𑨫 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Related to शिखा (śikhā).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɕi.kʰɐ.ɾɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈɕi.kʰɐ.ɾɐ/

Noun

शिखर • (śikhara) stem, n or m

1. peak, top, summit

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of शिखर (śikhara)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	शिखरम् śikharam	शिखरे śikhare	शिखराणि / शिखरा¹ śikharāṇi / śikharā¹
Vocative	शिखर śikhara	शिखरे śikhare	शिखराणि / शिखरा¹ śikharāṇi / śikharā¹
Accusative	शिखरम् śikharam	शिखरे śikhare	शिखराणि / शिखरा¹ śikharāṇi / śikharā¹
Instrumental	शिखरेण śikhareṇa	शिखराभ्याम् śikharābhyām	शिखरैः / शिखरेभिः¹ śikharaiḥ / śikharebhiḥ¹
Dative	शिखराय śikharāya	शिखराभ्याम् śikharābhyām	शिखरेभ्यः śikharebhyaḥ
Ablative	शिखरात् śikharāt	शिखराभ्याम् śikharābhyām	शिखरेभ्यः śikharebhyaḥ
Genitive	शिखरस्य śikharasya	शिखरयोः śikharayoḥ	शिखराणाम् śikharāṇām
Locative	शिखरे śikhare	शिखरयोः śikharayoḥ	शिखरेषु śikhareṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Masculine a-stem declension of शिखर (śikhara)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	शिखरः śikharaḥ	शिखरौ / शिखरा¹ śikharau / śikharā¹	शिखराः / शिखरासः¹ śikharāḥ / śikharāsaḥ¹
Vocative	शिखर śikhara	शिखरौ / शिखरा¹ śikharau / śikharā¹	शिखराः / शिखरासः¹ śikharāḥ / śikharāsaḥ¹
Accusative	शिखरम् śikharam	शिखरौ / शिखरा¹ śikharau / śikharā¹	शिखरान् śikharān
Instrumental	शिखरेण śikhareṇa	शिखराभ्याम् śikharābhyām	शिखरैः / शिखरेभिः¹ śikharaiḥ / śikharebhiḥ¹
Dative	शिखराय śikharāya	शिखराभ्याम् śikharābhyām	शिखरेभ्यः śikharebhyaḥ
Ablative	शिखरात् śikharāt	शिखराभ्याम् śikharābhyām	शिखरेभ्यः śikharebhyaḥ
Genitive	शिखरस्य śikharasya	शिखरयोः śikharayoḥ	शिखराणाम् śikharāṇām
Locative	शिखरे śikhare	शिखरयोः śikharayoḥ	शिखरेषु śikhareṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• Tamil: சிகரம் (cikaram)
• Telugu: శిఖరాగ్రము (śikharāgramu)
• Hindi: शिखर (śikhar)
• Bengali: শিখর (śikhor)
• Gujarati: શિખર (śikhar)
• Kannada: ಶಿಖರ (śikhara)
• Marathi: शिखर (śikhar)
• Nepali: शिखर (śikhar)

References

• “शिखर” in Carl Cappeller, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary: Based upon the St. Petersburg Lexicons, Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, 1891, →OCLC, page 546, column 1.