सूर

Hindi

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /suːɾ/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Sanskrit सूर (sū́ra).

Noun

सूर • (sūr) m

the sun
a learned man

Declension

Declension of *सूर* (masc cons-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	सूर sūr	सूर sūr
oblique	सूर sūr	सूरों sūrõ
vocative	सूर sūr	सूरो sūro

Etymology 2

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *ḱuh₁rós

Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćuHrás

Sanskrit शूर (śūra)

Prakrit 𑀲𑀽𑀭 (sūra)

Hindi सूर (sūr)

Inherited from Prakrit सूर (sūra), from Sanskrit शूर (śūra). Doublet of शूर (śūr), a tatsama. Related to सूजना (sūjnā, “to swell”). Distant cognate with Old Irish caur (“hero, warrior”) and Ancient Greek κῦρος (kûros, “supreme power”).

Noun

सूर • (sūr) m (Urdu spelling سور)

a hero, warrior, champion
Synonyms: शूर (śūr), वीर (vīr)

Declension

Declension of *सूर* (masc cons-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	सूर sūr	सूर sūr
oblique	सूर sūr	सूरों sūrõ
vocative	सूर sūr	सूरो sūro

Adjective

सूर • (sūr) (indeclinable)

heroic, valiant, brave

Derived terms

सूरमा (sūrmā, “hero”)
सूरा (sūrā)

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

সূৰ (Assamese script)
ᬲᬹᬭ (Balinese script)
সূর (Bengali script)
𑰭𑰳𑰨 (Bhaiksuki script)
𑀲𑀽𑀭 (Brahmi script)
သူရ (Burmese script)
સૂર (Gujarati script)
ਸੂਰ (Gurmukhi script)
𑌸𑍂𑌰 (Grantha script)
ꦱꦹꦫ (Javanese script)
𑂮𑂴𑂩 (Kaithi script)
ಸೂರ (Kannada script)
សូរ (Khmer script)
ສູຣ (Lao script)
സൂര (Malayalam script)
ᠰᡠᡠᡵᠠ (Manchu script)
𑘭𑘴𑘨 (Modi script)
ᠰᠤᠤᠷᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
𑧍𑧕𑧈 (Nandinagari script)
𑐳𑐹𑐬 (Newa script)
ସୂର (Odia script)
ꢱꢹꢬ (Saurashtra script)
𑆱𑆷𑆫 (Sharada script)
𑖭𑖳𑖨 (Siddham script)
සූර (Sinhalese script)
𑪁𑩒𑩛𑩼 (Soyombo script)
𑚨𑚱𑚤 (Takri script)
ஸூர (Tamil script)
సూర (Telugu script)
สูร (Thai script)
སཱུ་ར (Tibetan script)
𑒮𑒴𑒩 (Tirhuta script)
𑨰𑨃𑨊𑨫 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *sóh₂wl̥ (“sun”), whence also सूर्य (sūrya) and स्वर् (svar). Cognate with Latin sol, Ancient Greek ἥλιος (hḗlios), Old English sol, Avestan 𐬵𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬭𐬆 (huuar^ə), Persian (xor).

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /súː.ɾɐ/
(Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /s̪uː.ɾɐ/

Noun

सूर • (sū́ra) stem, m

the Sun
Synonyms: रवि (ravi), भास्कर (bhāskara), दिनकर (dinakara), भानु (bhānu), आदित्य (āditya), सवितृ (savitṛ)
- c. 1500 BCE – 1000 BCE, Ṛgveda 1.50.2:
  अप त्ये तायवो यथा नक्षत्रा यन्त्यक्तुभिः।
  सूराय विश्वचक्षसे॥
  apa tye tāyavo yathā nakṣatrā yantyaktubhiḥ.
  sūrāya viśvacakṣase.
  The constellations pass away, like thieves, together with their beams,
  Before the all-beholding Sun.
crown flower (Calotropis gigantea)
a wise or learned man, teacher
an inciter, propeller
name of the father of kunthu- (the 17th arhat- of the present avasarpiṇī-)
the Soma juice flowing from the Soma press

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of सूर
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	सूरः (sū́raḥ)	सूरौ (sū́rau) सूरा¹ (sū́rā¹)	सूराः (sū́rāḥ) सूरासः¹ (sū́rāsaḥ¹)
accusative	सूरम् (sū́ram)	सूरौ (sū́rau) सूरा¹ (sū́rā¹)	सूरान् (sū́rān)
instrumental	सूरेण (sū́reṇa)	सूराभ्याम् (sū́rābhyām)	सूरैः (sū́raiḥ) सूरेभिः¹ (sū́rebhiḥ¹)
dative	सूराय (sū́rāya)	सूराभ्याम् (sū́rābhyām)	सूरेभ्यः (sū́rebhyaḥ)
ablative	सूरात् (sū́rāt)	सूराभ्याम् (sū́rābhyām)	सूरेभ्यः (sū́rebhyaḥ)
genitive	सूरस्य (sū́rasya)	सूरयोः (sū́rayoḥ)	सूराणाम् (sū́rāṇām)
locative	सूरे (sū́re)	सूरयोः (sū́rayoḥ)	सूरेषु (sū́reṣu)
vocative	सूर (sū́ra)	सूरौ (sū́rau) सूरा¹ (sū́rā¹)	सूराः (sū́rāḥ) सूरासः¹ (sū́rāsaḥ¹)

¹Vedic