سره

Mazanderani

Etymology 1

Akin to Middle Persian slʾd (srāy, “hall, house”), and Persian سرای (sarây, “hall, house”).

Noun

سره (sere)

1. house
2. barn

Etymology 2

From Proto-Indo-European *krey-. Cognate with Persian سره (sare, “good, pure”).

Noun

سره (sere)

1. cheap
2. good price
3. worthy

Etymology 3

Related to Persian سر‌به‌سر (sar be sar, “to annoy someone, fight”, literally “to clash heads, head to head”). Both from Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂-

Noun

سره (sere, sare)

1. annoyance
2. nuisance

Pashto

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /səra/

Postposition

سره • (sara)

1. with

Persian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-European *krey-. Cognate with Pashto ښه (ẍë, “good”).

Adjective

سره • (sarah, sere)

1. (archaic) fine, excellent
2. pure

Etymology 2

From Middle Persian srg (sarag, “silk”) in srgyn (saragēn, “silken”). Compare Arabic سرق (saraq), a Middle Persian borrowing.

Noun

سره • (sare)

1. silk (fabric)

References

• Durkin-Meisterernst, Desmond (2004) “srgyn”, in A Dictionary of Manichaean Middle Persian and Parthian (Corpus Fontium Manichaeorum; 3.1), Turnhout: Brepols, page 309