𑀲𑀺𑀭𑀸

Pali

Alternative forms

Noun

𑀲𑀺𑀭𑀸 f

  1. Brahmi script form of sirā (vein)

Declension

Noun

𑀲𑀺𑀭𑀸

  1. Brahmi script form of sirā, ablative singular of 𑀲𑀺𑀭𑀲𑁆 (siras, head)
  2. Brahmi script form of sirā, vocative singular of 𑀲𑀺𑀭𑀲𑁆 (siras, head)

Prakrit

Alternative forms

  • 𑀙𑀺𑀭𑀸 (chirā)

Etymology

    Inherited from Sanskrit सि॒रा (sirā́). Cognate with Pali sirā.

    Noun

    𑀲𑀺𑀭𑀸 (sirāf (Devanagari सिरा)

    1. (anatomy) vein
    2. stream

    Declension

    Maharastri declension of 𑀲𑀺𑀭𑀸 (feminine)
    singular plural
    Nominative 𑀲𑀺𑀭𑀸 (sirā) 𑀲𑀺𑀭𑀸𑀑 (sirāo) or 𑀲𑀺𑀭𑀸𑀉 (sirāu) or 𑀲𑀺𑀭𑀸 (sirā)
    Accusative 𑀲𑀺𑀭𑀁 (siraṃ) 𑀲𑀺𑀭𑀸𑀑 (sirāo) or 𑀲𑀺𑀭𑀸𑀉 (sirāu) or 𑀲𑀺𑀭𑀸 (sirā)
    Instrumental 𑀲𑀺𑀭𑀸𑀏 (sirāe) or 𑀲𑀺𑀭𑀸𑀇 (sirāi) or 𑀲𑀺𑀭𑀸𑀅 (sirāa) 𑀲𑀺𑀭𑀸𑀳𑀺 (sirāhi) or 𑀲𑀺𑀭𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁 (sirāhiṃ)
    Dative
    Ablative 𑀲𑀺𑀭𑀸𑀑 (sirāo) or 𑀲𑀺𑀭𑀸𑀉 (sirāu) 𑀲𑀺𑀭𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (sirāhiṃto)
    Genitive 𑀲𑀺𑀭𑀸𑀏 (sirāe) or 𑀲𑀺𑀭𑀸𑀇 (sirāi) or 𑀲𑀺𑀭𑀸𑀅 (sirāa) 𑀲𑀺𑀭𑀸𑀡 (sirāṇa) or 𑀲𑀺𑀭𑀸𑀡𑀁 (sirāṇaṃ)
    Locative 𑀲𑀺𑀭𑀸𑀏 (sirāe) or 𑀲𑀺𑀭𑀸𑀇 (sirāi) or 𑀲𑀺𑀭𑀸𑀅 (sirāa) 𑀲𑀺𑀭𑀸𑀲𑀼 (sirāsu) or 𑀲𑀺𑀭𑀸𑀲𑀼𑀁 (sirāsuṃ)
    Vocative 𑀲𑀺𑀭𑁂 (sire) or 𑀲𑀺𑀭𑀸 (sirā) 𑀲𑀺𑀭𑀸𑀑 (sirāo) or 𑀲𑀺𑀭𑀸𑀉 (sirāu) or 𑀲𑀺𑀭𑀸 (sirā)

    Descendants

    • Gujarati: સેર (ser)
    • Marathi: शीर (śīr)
    • Bengali: শিরা (śira)
    • Odia: ସିରା (sirā)
    • Assamese: সিৰ (xir)

    Further reading

    • Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928), “सिरा”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author], page 903.
    • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “sirāˊ”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 775

    Sanskrit

    Alternative scripts

    Noun

    𑀲𑀺𑀭𑀸 • (sirā́) stemf

    1. Brahmi script form of सिरा