सिरहाना

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit *𑀲𑀺𑀭𑀸𑀳𑀸𑀡 (*sirāhāṇa), from Sanskrit शिर-आधान (śira-ādhāna), from शिरः (śiraḥ) +‎ आधान (ādhā́na).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /sɪɾ.ɦɑː.nɑː/, [sɪɾ.ɦäː.näː]

Noun

सिरहाना • (sirhānā) m (Urdu spelling سرہانا)

1. head-side
2. head of bed or tomb
3. pillow

   Synonyms: (rare) उपधान (updhān), तकिया (takiyā), मसनद (masnad)

Declension

Declension of सिरहाना (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	सिरहाना sirhānā	सिरहाने sirhāne
oblique	सिरहाने sirhāne	सिरहानों sirhānõ
vocative	सिरहाने sirhāne	सिरहानो sirhāno

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “सिरहाना”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “सिरहाना”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Platts, John T. (1884) “सिरहाना”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
• “सिरहाना”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*śiraādhāna”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press