سرہانا

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit *शिर आधान (*śira-ādhāna). Compare Hindi सिरहाना (sirhānā) and Urdu سِرْہانا (sirhānā).

Pronunciation

Noun

سِرْہاݨا • (sirhāṇām (Gurmukhi spelling ਸਿਰਹਾਣਾ)

  1. pillow
  2. (loosely) cushion

Declension

Declension of سرہانا
singular plural
direct سِرْہاݨا (sirhāṇā) سِرْہاݨے (sirhāṇe)
oblique سِرْہاݨے (sirhāṇe) سِرْہاݨیاں (sirhāṇeyāṉ)
vocative سِرْہاݨیا (sirhāṇeyā) سِرْہاݨیو (sirhāṇeyo)
ablative سِرْہاݨیوں (sirhāṇeyoṉ)
locative سِرْہاݨے (sirhāṇe) سِرْہاݨِیں (sirhāṇīṉ)
instrumental سِرْہاݨے (sirhāṇe) سِرْہاݨِیں (sirhāṇīṉ)

References

  • سرہانہ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2026
  • Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002), “سِرہانا”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat (in Punjabi), Lahore: عزیز پبلشرز [ʻazīz pabliśarz]

Urdu

Noun

سِرْہانا • (sirhānām (Hindi spelling सिरहाना)

  1. alternative form of سرہانہ (sirhāna, pillow)

References

  • سرہانا”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • سرہانا”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2026.