سنترا

Urdu

Alternative forms

• سنگترہ (saṅgtrā), سنگترا (saṅgtrā), سنترہ (santrā)

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese Sintra (“a town in Lisboa, Portugal”). Compare Gujarati સંતરું (santrũ).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /sən.t̪ə.ɾɑː/, /sən.t̪ɾɑː/
• Rhymes: -ɑː

Noun

سَنْتَرا or سَنْتْرا • (santarā or santrā) m (Hindi spelling संतरा)

1. (chiefly India) orange

   Synonyms: مالْٹا (mālṭā), نارَن٘گی (nāraṅgī)

Declension

Declension of سنترا

	singular	plural
direct	سَنْتَرا (santarā)	سَنْتَرے (santare)
oblique	سَنْتَرے (santare)	سَنْتَروں (santarõ)
vocative	سَنْتَرے (santare)	سَنْتَرو (santaro)

Descendants

• → Kashmiri: سَنٛگتَر (sangtar)
• → Marwari: संतरौ (santrau)
• → Punjabi: santrā

  Gurmukhi script: ਸੰਤਰਾ

  Shahmukhi script: سَنْتْرَہ

• → Sindhi: سَنْگِتِڙو (sangitiṛo), سَنْگِتِرو (sangitiro)
• → Telugu: సంత్ర (santra), సంత్రా (santrā)

References

• “سنترا”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “سنترا”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2026.