سردار

Pashto

Noun

سردار • (sardā́r) m

1. leader, head, chief, military commander
2. (Historical) Sardar, prince

References

• Pashtoon, Zeeya A. (2009), “سردار”, in Pashto–English Dictionary, Hyattsville: Dunwoody Press

Persian

Etymology

Probably borrowed from Parthian [Term?]. Doublet of سالار‎ (sâlâr), which is from Middle Persian [script needed] (srdʾl /⁠sālār⁠/), a genuine Persian development.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [saɾ.dɑːɾ]

 

• (Dari, formal/KBL) IPA^(key): [säɾ.d̪ɑːɾ]

• (Dari, formal/KBL) IPA^(key): [säɾ.d̪ɑːɾ]
  • (Hazaragi/approx.) IPA^(key): [säɾ.d̪ɔːɾ]

• (Iran, formal/TEH) IPA^(key): [sæɹ.d̪ɒːɹ]

• (Tajik, formal/DUS) IPA^(key): [säɾ.d̪ɔɾ]

• Phonetic Persian:

Traditional: [سَرْدار]‎

Iranian: [سَرْدار]‎

Readings
Classical reading?	sardār
Dari reading?	sardār
Iranian reading?	sardâr
Tajik reading?	sardor

• Rhymes: -âr

Noun

سردار • (sardâr) (plural سردارها‎ (sardâr-hâ) or سرداران‎ (sardârân))

1. military commander
2. Sardar (rank)

Derived terms

• سرداری‎ (sardâri)

Descendants

• Armenian: սարդար (sardar)
• Azerbaijani: sərdar
• Bengali: সর্দার (śordar)
• English: Sardar
• Georgian: სარდალი (sardali)
• Gulf Arabic: سردال‎ (sirdāl)
• Hindustani:

  Hindi: सरदार (sardār)

  Urdu: سردار‎ (sardār)

  • English: Sardar, sirdar
• Kazakh: сардар (sardar)
• Ottoman Turkish: سردار‎ (serdâr)
  • Arabic: سِرْدار‎ (sirdār)
    • English: sirdar
  • English: serdar
  • Turkish: serdar
• Uzbek: sardor

Proper noun

سردار • (sardâr)

1. a male given name, Sardar

Descendants

• Turkish: Serdar

Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian سردار‎ (sardār).

Noun

سردار • (sardār) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਸਰਦਾਰ)

1. chief, commander, leader

Related terms

• سرداری‎ (sardārī)

Proper noun

سردار • (sardār) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਸਰਦਾਰ)

1. (Sikhism) Sikh (a title)
   • 2013, “Sardaar Ji”, Satinder Sartaj (lyrics):

     ‏اک دن مینوں بندہ ملیا کہندا سردار جی، سنیا اس قوم 'چ کافی ہوئے دلدار جی‎

     ek din maenū̃ bandā miliā kahindā sardār jī, suṇiā es kaum 'ch kāfī hoe dildār jī

     One day I met a person who said, "honorable Sikh, they say there are many breve-hearts in this community"