سِریٖنَگَر
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Kashmiri[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- سِری نَگَر (sirī nagar)
Etymology[edit]
Disputed- either from Sanskrit श्रीनगर (śrīnagara), equivalent to श्री (śrī) + नगर (nagara) (city of goddess Lakshmi); or blend of سِرِیہِ (siriyi, “sun”) + نَگَر (nagar, “city”), equivalent to सूर्य (sūrya) + नगर (nagara), "city of the Sun".
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
سِریٖنَگَر • (sirīnagar) m (Devanagari सिरीनगर)
- Srinagar, an Indian city; the capital of Kashmir, the summer capital of the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir
Coordinate terms[edit]
- کٔشیٖر (kạśīr)
- جۆم تہٕ کٔشیٖر (jom tụ kạśīr, “Jammu and Kashmir”)
References[edit]
- S. K. Toshakhani, Mohiuddin Hajni, Prithvi Nath Pushp, Mirza Ghulam Hassan Beg Arif, Ghulam Nabi Gowhar (1968-1980) Kashir Dictionary Vol 4[1] (in Kashmiri), volume 4, Jammu and Kashmir Academy of Art, Culture and Languages, page 202