सैर
Hindi
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /sɛːɾ/
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Arabic سَيْر (sayr).
Noun
सैर • (sair) f (Urdu spelling سیر)
- an excursion, tour, sightseeing, stroll, walk, perambulation
- जन्नत की सैर ― jannat kī sair ― a stroll through heaven
- amusement, jaunt, recreation
- jest, witticism
- scene, view, spectacle
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | सैर sair |
सैरें sairẽ |
| oblique | सैर sair |
सैरों sairõ |
| vocative | सैर sair |
सैरो sairo |
Derived terms
- सैर करना (sair karnā)
- सैर-सपाटा (sair-sapāṭā)
- सैरगाह (sairgāh)
Etymology 2
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit सैर (saira).
Adjective
सैर • (sair) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling سیر)
Further reading
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “सैर”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “सैर”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
- “सैर”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.
- Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “सैर”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
- Bahri, Hardev (1989) “सैर”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- সৈৰ (Assamese script)
- ᬲᬿᬭ (Balinese script)
- সৈর (Bengali script)
- 𑰭𑰹𑰨 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀲𑁃𑀭 (Brahmi script)
- သဲရ (Burmese script)
- સૈર (Gujarati script)
- ਸੈਰ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌸𑍈𑌰 (Grantha script)
- ꦱꦻꦫ (Javanese script)
- 𑂮𑂶𑂩 (Kaithi script)
- ಸೈರ (Kannada script)
- សៃរ (Khmer script)
- ໄສຣ (Lao script)
- സൈര (Malayalam script)
- ᠰᠠᡳᡵᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘭𑘺𑘨 (Modi script)
- ᠰᠧᠧᠷᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧍𑧛𑧈 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐳𑐿𑐬 (Newa script)
- ସୈର (Odia script)
- ꢱꣀꢬ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆱𑆽𑆫 (Sharada script)
- 𑖭𑖹𑖨 (Siddham script)
- සෛර (Sinhalese script)
- 𑪁𑩗𑩼 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚨𑚳𑚤 (Takri script)
- ஸைர (Tamil script)
- సైర (Telugu script)
- ไสร (Thai script)
- སཻ་ར (Tibetan script)
- 𑒮𑒻𑒩 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨰𑨇𑨫 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
Vṛddhi derivative of सीर (sī́ra, “plough”).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /sɑːj.ɾɐ/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /s̪ɑj.ɾɐ/
Adjective
सैर • (saira) stem
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | सैरः (sairaḥ) | सैरौ (sairau) सैरा¹ (sairā¹) |
सैराः (sairāḥ) सैरासः¹ (sairāsaḥ¹) |
| accusative | सैरम् (sairam) | सैरौ (sairau) सैरा¹ (sairā¹) |
सैरान् (sairān) |
| instrumental | सैरेण (saireṇa) | सैराभ्याम् (sairābhyām) | सैरैः (sairaiḥ) सैरेभिः¹ (sairebhiḥ¹) |
| dative | सैराय (sairāya) | सैराभ्याम् (sairābhyām) | सैरेभ्यः (sairebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | सैरात् (sairāt) | सैराभ्याम् (sairābhyām) | सैरेभ्यः (sairebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | सैरस्य (sairasya) | सैरयोः (sairayoḥ) | सैराणाम् (sairāṇām) |
| locative | सैरे (saire) | सैरयोः (sairayoḥ) | सैरेषु (saireṣu) |
| vocative | सैर (saira) | सैरौ (sairau) सैरा¹ (sairā¹) |
सैराः (sairāḥ) सैरासः¹ (sairāsaḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | सैरी (sairī) | सैर्यौ (sairyau) सैरी¹ (sairī¹) |
सैर्यः (sairyaḥ) सैरीः¹ (sairīḥ¹) |
| accusative | सैरीम् (sairīm) | सैर्यौ (sairyau) सैरी¹ (sairī¹) |
सैरीः (sairīḥ) |
| instrumental | सैर्या (sairyā) | सैरीभ्याम् (sairībhyām) | सैरीभिः (sairībhiḥ) |
| dative | सैर्यै (sairyai) | सैरीभ्याम् (sairībhyām) | सैरीभ्यः (sairībhyaḥ) |
| ablative | सैर्याः (sairyāḥ) सैर्यै² (sairyai²) |
सैरीभ्याम् (sairībhyām) | सैरीभ्यः (sairībhyaḥ) |
| genitive | सैर्याः (sairyāḥ) सैर्यै² (sairyai²) |
सैर्योः (sairyoḥ) | सैरीणाम् (sairīṇām) |
| locative | सैर्याम् (sairyām) | सैर्योः (sairyoḥ) | सैरीषु (sairīṣu) |
| vocative | सैरि (sairi) | सैर्यौ (sairyau) सैरी¹ (sairī¹) |
सैर्यः (sairyaḥ) सैरीः¹ (sairīḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
- ²Brāhmaṇas
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | सैरम् (sairam) | सैरे (saire) | सैराणि (sairāṇi) सैरा¹ (sairā¹) |
| accusative | सैरम् (sairam) | सैरे (saire) | सैराणि (sairāṇi) सैरा¹ (sairā¹) |
| instrumental | सैरेण (saireṇa) | सैराभ्याम् (sairābhyām) | सैरैः (sairaiḥ) सैरेभिः¹ (sairebhiḥ¹) |
| dative | सैराय (sairāya) | सैराभ्याम् (sairābhyām) | सैरेभ्यः (sairebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | सैरात् (sairāt) | सैराभ्याम् (sairābhyām) | सैरेभ्यः (sairebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | सैरस्य (sairasya) | सैरयोः (sairayoḥ) | सैराणाम् (sairāṇām) |
| locative | सैरे (saire) | सैरयोः (sairayoḥ) | सैरेषु (saireṣu) |
| vocative | सैर (saira) | सैरे (saire) | सैराणि (sairāṇi) सैरा¹ (sairā¹) |
- ¹Vedic
Descendants
- → Hindi: सैर (sair) (learned)
Noun
सैर • (saira) stem, n
- a kind of spirituous liquor
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | सैरम् (sairam) | सैरे (saire) | सैराणि (sairāṇi) सैरा¹ (sairā¹) |
| accusative | सैरम् (sairam) | सैरे (saire) | सैराणि (sairāṇi) सैरा¹ (sairā¹) |
| instrumental | सैरेण (saireṇa) | सैराभ्याम् (sairābhyām) | सैरैः (sairaiḥ) सैरेभिः¹ (sairebhiḥ¹) |
| dative | सैराय (sairāya) | सैराभ्याम् (sairābhyām) | सैरेभ्यः (sairebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | सैरात् (sairāt) | सैराभ्याम् (sairābhyām) | सैरेभ्यः (sairebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | सैरस्य (sairasya) | सैरयोः (sairayoḥ) | सैराणाम् (sairāṇām) |
| locative | सैरे (saire) | सैरयोः (sairayoḥ) | सैरेषु (saireṣu) |
| vocative | सैर (saira) | सैरे (saire) | सैराणि (sairāṇi) सैरा¹ (sairā¹) |
- ¹Vedic
Further reading
- Monier Williams (1899) “सैर”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1248, column 1.
- Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890) “सैर”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan