سرہانہ

Urdu

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit *शिर आधान (*śira-ādhāna). Compare Punjabi سِرْہاݨا (sirhāṇā) / Punjabi ਸਿਰਹਾਣਾ (sirhāṇā).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /sɪɾ.ɦɑː.nɑː/
• Rhymes: -ɑː

Noun

سِرْہانَہ • (sirhāna) m (Hindi spelling सिरहाना)

1. pillow

   Synonyms: تَکْیَہ (takya), بالش (bāliś), مسند (masnad)

Declension

Declension of سرہانہ
	singular	plural
direct	سِرْہانہ (sirhānah)	سِرْہانے (sirhāne)
oblique	سِرْہانے (sirhāne)	سِرْہانوں (sirhānõ)
vocative	سِرْہانے (sirhāne)	سِرْہانو (sirhāno)

Related terms

• سرہانے (sirhāne, “bedside, at the head of a bed, near head”)

References

• “سرہانہ”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “سرہانہ”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.