سرا
See also: سزا
Arabic
Adverb
سِرًّا • (sirran)
- secretly
- 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 2:274:
- الَّذِينَ يُنْفِقُونَ أَمْوَالَهُم بِٱللَّيْلِ وَٱلنَّهَارِ سِرًّا وَعَلَانِيَةً فَلَهُمْ أَجْرُهُمْ عِنْدَ رَبِّهِمْ وَلَا خَوْفٌ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا هُمْ يَحْزَنُونَ
- allaḏīna yunfiqūna ʔamwālahum bi-l-layli wan-nahāri sirran waʕalāniyatan falahum ʔajruhum ʕinda rabbihim walā ḵawfun ʕalayhim walā hum yaḥzanūna
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Hijazi Arabic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /si.ra/
Noun
سرا • (sira) ?
Persian
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /sa.ˈɾaː/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [sä.ɾɑː]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [sæ.ɹɒː]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [sä.ɾɔ]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | sarā |
| Dari reading? | sarā |
| Iranian reading? | sarâ |
| Tajik reading? | saro |
Noun
سرا • (sarâ)
- alternative form of سرای (sarây)
Etymology 2
Verb
سرا • (sorâ)
- alternative form of سرای (sorây)
Etymology 3
Borrowed from Sanskrit सुरा (surā) from Proto-Indo-Iranian *súraH (“liquor”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬵𐬎𐬭𐬁 (hurā), Middle Persian [script needed] (hwl /hur/).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /su.ˈɾaː/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [sʊ.ɾɑː]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [so.ɹɒː]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [su.ɾɔ]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | surā |
| Dari reading? | surā |
| Iranian reading? | sorâ |
| Tajik reading? | suro |
Noun
سرا • (sorā)
- (obsolete) wine
Derived terms
- سراگر
References
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892) “سرا”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul