سردار

Persian

Etymology

Probably borrowed from Parthian [Term?]. Related to سالار (sâlâr), which is from Middle Persian srdʾl (sālār), a genuine Persian development.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sæɾˈdɒːɾ/

Noun

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

1. military commander
2. Sardar (rank)

Derived terms

• سرداری (sardâri)

Descendants

• Armenian: սարդար (sardar)
• Bengali: সর্দার (śordar)
• English: Sardar
• Georgian: სარდალი (sardali)
• Hindustani:

  Hindi: सरदार (sardār)

  Urdu: سردار (sardār)

  • English: Sardar, sirdar
• 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

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Punjabi

Etymology

From Persian سردار (sardâr)

Noun

1. chief, commander, leader

Related terms

• سرداری (sārdarī)

Proper noun

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"