सितार

See also: सितारा, सत्र, स्त्री, स्तर, संतरा, स्त्र, and सूत्र

Hindi

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-European *tréyes
    Proto-Indo-Iranian *tráyas
    Proto-Iranian *θráyah
    Old Persian 𐏂 (ç)
    Persian سه
    Proto-Indo-European *ten-
    Persian تار
    Classical Persian سِه‌تَار (si-tār)bor.
    Hindi सितार (sitār)

    Borrowed from Classical Persian سِه‌تَار (si-tār, literally “three strings”).[1]

    Pronunciation

    • (Delhi) IPA(key): /sɪ.t̪ɑːɾ/, [sɪ.t̪äːɾ]

    Noun

    सितार • (sitār) f (Urdu spelling ستار)

    1. sitar
    2. zither

    Declension

    Declension of सितार (fem cons-stem)
    singular plural
    direct सितार
    sitār     		सितारें
    sitārẽ
    oblique सितार
    sitār     		सितारों
    sitārõ
    vocative सितार
    sitār     		सितारो
    sitāro

    References

    1. ^ McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “सितार”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 1013
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