سری

See also: شرى, سري, سرى, شري, ش ر ي, and سړی

Persian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French série.

Pronunciation

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [se.ɹíː]

Readings
Iranian reading?	seri

Noun

سِری • (seri)

1. series (of fictional material, etc.)

   سری کتاب‌های هری پاتر ― seri-ye ketâb-hâ-ye hari pâter ― Harry Potter book series

2. set, series

Etymology 2

From سر (sar, “head”) +‎ ـی (-i, suffix forming abstract nouns).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /sa.ˈriː/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [sä.ɾíː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [sä.ɾíː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [sä.ɾíː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [sä.ɾí]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [sæ.ɹíː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [sä.ɾí]

Readings
Classical reading?	sarī
Dari reading?	sarī
Iranian reading?	sari
Tajik reading?	sari

Noun

Dari	سری
Iranian Persian
Tajik	сарӣ

سَری • (sari)

1. leadership

   Synonym: رهبری (rahbari)

Etymology 3

From سر (serr, “secret”) +‎ ـی (-i, suffix forming adjectives).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /sir.ˈriː/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [sɪr.ríː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [sɪr.ríː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [sɪr.ríː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [sir.rí]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [seɹ.ɹíː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [siɾ.ɾí]

Readings
Classical reading?	sirrī
Dari reading?	sirrī
Iranian reading?	serri
Tajik reading?	sirri

Adjective

Dari	سرّی
Iranian Persian
Tajik	сиррӣ

سِرّی • (serri)

1. mysterious, secret