سسر
Urdu
Etymology 1
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Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀼𑀲𑀼𑀭 (susura), from Sanskrit श्वशुर (śvaśura), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *swáśuras, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *swáćuras, from Proto-Indo-European *swéḱuros. Doublet of خُسَر (xusar). Cognate with Punjabi سَوہرا (sauhrā), Saraiki سَوہرا (sauhrā), Sindhi سَهُرو (sahuro), Burushaski [script needed] (šūšur), Kalasha [script needed] (išpášur), Khowar اِشپاشُور (išpašúr), Torwali شأژو (šλẓo) and far cognate with Pashto سخر (/sxr/).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /sə.sʊɾ/
- (Punjabic Urdu) IPA(key): [sʊ.səɾ]
- Rhymes: -əɾ
- Hyphenation: سَ‧سُر
Noun
سَسُر or سُسَر • (sasur or susar) m (feminine سُسَری (susarī), Hindi spelling ससुर or सुसर)
- father-in-law
- Synonym: خُسَر (xusar)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | سَسُر (sasur) | سَسُر (sasur) |
| oblique | سَسُر (sasur) | سَسُروں (sasurõ) |
| vocative | سَسُر (sasur) | سَسُرو (sasuro) |
Further reading
- “سسر”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “śváśura”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
Etymology 2
Inherited from Sanskrit शिशिर (śiśira), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱel-.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /sɪ.sɪɾ/
- Rhymes: -ɪɾ
- Hyphenation: سِ‧سِر
Adjective
سِسِر • (sisir) (indeclinable, Hindi spelling सिसिर) (rare)
Noun
سِسِر • (sisir) f (Hindi spelling सिसिर)
- the winter season of Magh and Phagan.
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | سِسِر (sisir) | سِسِریں (sisirẽ) |
| oblique | سِسِر (sisir) | سِسِروں (sisirõ) |
| vocative | سِسِر (sisir) | سِسِرو (sisiro) |
Further reading
- “سسر”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “śíśira”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
References
- “سسر”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.
- Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “سسر”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.
- Platts, John T. (1884) “سسر”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
- John Shakespear (1834) “سسر”, in A dictionary, Hindustani and English: with a copious index, fitting the work to serve, also, as a dictionary of English and Hindustani, 3rd edition, London: J.L. Cox and Son, →OCLC