सिरा

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) 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

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “सिरा”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “सिरा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Platts, John T. (1884) “सिरा”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
• “सिरा”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 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 \ Number	Singular	Plural
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

Related to सीरा (sīrā́), further etymology unclear.

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /si.ɾɑ́ː/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈs̪i.ɾɑː/

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 (sirā)
  • 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
• Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎^[1] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 731
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “sirāˊ”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press