सीस

Braj

Etymology

From Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀺𑀲𑁆𑀲 (sissa), from Sanskrit शीर्ष (śīrṣá).

Noun

सीस (sīs) m

1. (anatomy) head

References

• Rupert Snell (1991) The Hindi Classical Tradition: A Braj Bhāṣā Reader‎^[1], London: School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London

Hindi

Alternative forms

• शीश (śīś)

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀺𑀲𑁆𑀲 (sissa), from Sanskrit शीर्ष (śīrṣá).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /siːs/

Noun

सीस • (sīs) m (Urdu spelling سیس)

1. (poetic, anatomy) head

   Synonym: सिर (sir)

Declension

Declension of सीस (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	सीस sīs	सीस sīs
oblique	सीस sīs	सीसों sīsõ
vocative	सीस sīs	सीसो sīso

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “सीस”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• sīsa (Latin script)
• 𑀲𑀻𑀲 (Brahmi script)
• সীস (Bengali script)
• සීස (Sinhalese script)
• သီသ or သဳသ (Burmese script)
• สีส or สีสะ (Thai script)
• ᩈᩦᩈ (Tai Tham script)
• ສີສ or ສີສະ (Lao script)
• សីស (Khmer script)
• 𑄥𑄩𑄥 (Chakma script)

Noun

सीस n

1. Devanagari script form of sīsa (“head”)

Declension

Declension table of "सीस" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	सीसं (sīsaṃ)	सीसानि (sīsāni)
Accusative (second)	सीसं (sīsaṃ)	सीसानि (sīsāni)
Instrumental (third)	सीसेन (sīsena)	सीसेहि (sīsehi) or सीसेभि (sīsebhi)
Dative (fourth)	सीसस्स (sīsassa) or सीसाय (sīsāya) or सीसत्थं (sīsatthaṃ)	सीसानं (sīsānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	सीसस्मा (sīsasmā) or सीसम्हा (sīsamhā) or सीसा (sīsā)	सीसेहि (sīsehi) or सीसेभि (sīsebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	सीसस्स (sīsassa)	सीसानं (sīsānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	सीसस्मिं (sīsasmiṃ) or सीसम्हि (sīsamhi) or सीसे (sīse)	सीसेसु (sīsesu)
Vocative (calling)	सीस (sīsa)	सीसानि (sīsāni)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• সীস (Assamese script)
• ᬲᬷᬲ (Balinese script)
• সীস (Bengali script)
• 𑰭𑰱𑰭 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀲𑀻𑀲 (Brahmi script)
• သီသ (Burmese script)
• સીસ (Gujarati script)
• ਸੀਸ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌸𑍀𑌸 (Grantha script)
• ꦱꦷꦱ (Javanese script)
• 𑂮𑂲𑂮 (Kaithi script)
• ಸೀಸ (Kannada script)
• សីស (Khmer script)
• ສີສ (Lao script)
• സീസ (Malayalam script)
• ᠰᡳᡳᠰ᠌ᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘭𑘲𑘭 (Modi script)
• ᠰᠢᠢᠰᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧍𑧓𑧍 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐳𑐷𑐳 (Newa script)
• ସୀସ (Odia script)
• ꢱꢷꢱ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆱𑆵𑆱 (Sharada script)
• 𑖭𑖱𑖭 (Siddham script)
• සීස (Sinhalese script)
• 𑪁𑩑𑩛𑪁 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚨𑚯𑚨 (Takri script)
• ஸீஸ (Tamil script)
• సీస (Telugu script)
• สีส (Thai script)
• སཱི་ས (Tibetan script)
• 𑒮𑒲𑒮 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨰𑨁𑨊𑨰 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /siː.sɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈs̪iː.s̪ɐ/

Noun

सीस • (sīsa) stem, ?

1. lead

Descendants

• → Malayalam: ഈയം (īyaṁ), സീസം (sīsaṁ)
• → Tamil: ஈயம் (īyam)

References

• Apte, Macdonell (2022) “सीस”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Sanskrit Dictionaries]