सितार

See also: सितारा, सत्र, स्त्री, स्तर, संतरा, स्त्र, and सूत्र

Hindi

Etymology

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Proto-Indo-European *tréyes

Proto-Indo-Iranian *tráyas

Proto-Iranian *θráyah

Old Persian 𐏂 (ç)

Persian سه

Proto-Indo-European *ten-

Persian تار

Classical Persian سِه‌تَار (si-tār)bor.

Hindi सितार (sitār)

Borrowed from Classical Persian سِه‌تَار (si-tār, literally “three strings”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /sɪ.t̪ɑːɾ/, [sɪ.t̪äːɾ]

Noun

सितार • (sitār) f (Urdu spelling ستار)

1. sitar
2. zither

Declension

Declension of सितार (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	सितार sitār	सितारें sitārẽ
oblique	सितार sitār	सितारों sitārõ
vocative	सितार sitār	सितारो sitāro