सैर

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /sɛːɾ/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic سَيْر (sayr).

Noun

सैर • (sair) f (Urdu spelling سیر)

1. an excursion, tour, sightseeing, stroll, walk, perambulation

   जन्नत की सैर ― jannat kī sair ― a stroll through heaven

2. amusement, jaunt, recreation
3. jest, witticism
4. scene, view, spectacle

Declension

Declension of सैर (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	सैर sair	सैरें sairẽ
oblique	सैर sair	सैरों sairõ
vocative	सैर sair	सैरो sairo

Derived terms

• सैर करना (sair karnā)
• सैर-सपाटा (sair-sapāṭā)
• सैरगाह (sairgāh)

Etymology 2

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit सैर (saira).

Adjective

सैर • (sair) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling سیر)

1. (formal, rare) relating to or belonging to a plough

   Synonym: हल संबंधी (hal sambandhī)

Further reading

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “सैर”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “सैर”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• “सैर”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.
• Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “सैर”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “सैर”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• সৈৰ (Assamese script)
• ᬲᬿᬭ (Balinese script)
• সৈর (Bengali script)
• 𑰭𑰹𑰨 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀲𑁃𑀭 (Brahmi script)
• သဲရ (Burmese script)
• સૈર (Gujarati script)
• ਸੈਰ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌸𑍈𑌰 (Grantha script)
• ꦱꦻꦫ (Javanese script)
• 𑂮𑂶𑂩 (Kaithi script)
• ಸೈರ (Kannada script)
• សៃរ (Khmer script)
• ໄສຣ (Lao script)
• സൈര (Malayalam script)
• ᠰᠠᡳᡵᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘭𑘺𑘨 (Modi script)
• ᠰᠧᠧᠷᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧍𑧛𑧈 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐳𑐿𑐬 (Newa script)
• ସୈର (Odia script)
• ꢱꣀꢬ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆱𑆽𑆫 (Sharada script)
• 𑖭𑖹𑖨 (Siddham script)
• සෛර (Sinhalese script)
• 𑪁𑩗𑩼 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚨𑚳𑚤 (Takri script)
• ஸைர (Tamil script)
• సైర (Telugu script)
• ไสร (Thai script)
• སཻ་ར (Tibetan script)
• 𑒮𑒻𑒩 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨰𑨇𑨫 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Vṛddhi derivative of सीर (sī́ra, “plough”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /sɑːj.ɾɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /s̪ɑj.ɾɐ/

Adjective

सैर • (saira) stem

1. relating to or belonging to a plough

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of सैर

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	सैरः (sairaḥ)	सैरौ (sairau) सैरा¹ (sairā¹)	सैराः (sairāḥ) सैरासः¹ (sairāsaḥ¹)
vocative	सैर (saira)	सैरौ (sairau) सैरा¹ (sairā¹)	सैराः (sairāḥ) सैरासः¹ (sairāsaḥ¹)
accusative	सैरम् (sairam)	सैरौ (sairau) सैरा¹ (sairā¹)	सैरान् (sairān)
instrumental	सैरेण (saireṇa)	सैराभ्याम् (sairābhyām)	सैरैः (sairaiḥ) सैरेभिः¹ (sairebhiḥ¹)
dative	सैराय (sairāya)	सैराभ्याम् (sairābhyām)	सैरेभ्यः (sairebhyaḥ)
ablative	सैरात् (sairāt)	सैराभ्याम् (sairābhyām)	सैरेभ्यः (sairebhyaḥ)
genitive	सैरस्य (sairasya)	सैरयोः (sairayoḥ)	सैराणाम् (sairāṇām)
locative	सैरे (saire)	सैरयोः (sairayoḥ)	सैरेषु (saireṣu)

• ¹Vedic

Feminine ī-stem declension of सैरी

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	सैरी (sairī)	सैर्यौ (sairyau) सैरी¹ (sairī¹)	सैर्यः (sairyaḥ) सैरीः¹ (sairīḥ¹)
vocative	सैरि (sairi)	सैर्यौ (sairyau) सैरी¹ (sairī¹)	सैर्यः (sairyaḥ) सैरीः¹ (sairīḥ¹)
accusative	सैरीम् (sairīm)	सैर्यौ (sairyau) सैरी¹ (sairī¹)	सैरीः (sairīḥ)
instrumental	सैर्या (sairyā)	सैरीभ्याम् (sairībhyām)	सैरीभिः (sairībhiḥ)
dative	सैर्यै (sairyai)	सैरीभ्याम् (sairībhyām)	सैरीभ्यः (sairībhyaḥ)
ablative	सैर्याः (sairyāḥ) सैर्यै² (sairyai²)	सैरीभ्याम् (sairībhyām)	सैरीभ्यः (sairībhyaḥ)
genitive	सैर्याः (sairyāḥ) सैर्यै² (sairyai²)	सैर्योः (sairyoḥ)	सैरीणाम् (sairīṇām)
locative	सैर्याम् (sairyām)	सैर्योः (sairyoḥ)	सैरीषु (sairīṣu)

• ¹Vedic
• ²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter a-stem declension of सैर

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	सैरम् (sairam)	सैरे (saire)	सैराणि (sairāṇi) सैरा¹ (sairā¹)
vocative	सैर (saira)	सैरे (saire)	सैराणि (sairāṇi) सैरा¹ (sairā¹)
accusative	सैरम् (sairam)	सैरे (saire)	सैराणि (sairāṇi) सैरा¹ (sairā¹)
instrumental	सैरेण (saireṇa)	सैराभ्याम् (sairābhyām)	सैरैः (sairaiḥ) सैरेभिः¹ (sairebhiḥ¹)
dative	सैराय (sairāya)	सैराभ्याम् (sairābhyām)	सैरेभ्यः (sairebhyaḥ)
ablative	सैरात् (sairāt)	सैराभ्याम् (sairābhyām)	सैरेभ्यः (sairebhyaḥ)
genitive	सैरस्य (sairasya)	सैरयोः (sairayoḥ)	सैराणाम् (sairāṇām)
locative	सैरे (saire)	सैरयोः (sairayoḥ)	सैरेषु (saireṣu)

• ¹Vedic

Descendants

• → Hindi: सैर (sair) (learned)

Noun

सैर • (saira) stem, n

1. a kind of spirituous liquor

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of सैर

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	सैरम् (sairam)	सैरे (saire)	सैराणि (sairāṇi) सैरा¹ (sairā¹)
vocative	सैर (saira)	सैरे (saire)	सैराणि (sairāṇi) सैरा¹ (sairā¹)
accusative	सैरम् (sairam)	सैरे (saire)	सैराणि (sairāṇi) सैरा¹ (sairā¹)
instrumental	सैरेण (saireṇa)	सैराभ्याम् (sairābhyām)	सैरैः (sairaiḥ) सैरेभिः¹ (sairebhiḥ¹)
dative	सैराय (sairāya)	सैराभ्याम् (sairābhyām)	सैरेभ्यः (sairebhyaḥ)
ablative	सैरात् (sairāt)	सैराभ्याम् (sairābhyām)	सैरेभ्यः (sairebhyaḥ)
genitive	सैरस्य (sairasya)	सैरयोः (sairayoḥ)	सैराणाम् (sairāṇām)
locative	सैरे (saire)	सैरयोः (sairayoḥ)	सैरेषु (saireṣu)

• ¹Vedic

Further reading

• Monier Williams (1899) “सैर”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1248, column 1.
• Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890) “सैर”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan