سنترا

Urdu

Alternative forms

سنگترہ (saṅgtrā), سنگترا (saṅgtrā), سنترہ (santrā)

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese Sintra (“a town in Lisboa, Portugal”). Compare Gujarati સંતરું (santrũ).

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /sən.t̪ə.ɾɑː/, /sən.t̪ɾɑː/
Rhymes: -ɑː

Noun

سَنْتَرا or سَنْتْرا • (santarā or santrā) m (Hindi spelling संतरा)

(chiefly India) orange
Synonyms: مالْٹا (mālṭā), نارَن٘گی (nāraṅgī)

Declension

Declension of **سنترا**
	singular	plural
direct	سَنْتَرا (santarā)	سَنْتَرے (santare)
oblique	سَنْتَرے (santare)	سَنْتَروں (santarõ)
vocative	سَنْتَرے (santare)	سَنْتَرو (santaro)

Descendants

→ Kashmiri: سَنٛگتَر (sangtar)
→ Marwari: संतरौ (santrau)
→ Punjabi: santrā
Gurmukhi script: ਸੰਤਰਾ

Shahmukhi script: سَنْتْرَہ

References

“سنترا”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
“سنترا”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.