श्री
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Hindi[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Sanskrit श्री (śrī).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
श्री • (śrī) m
- (honorific) sir, lord, mister
- श्री राम ― śrī rām ― Lord Rama
- light, lustre, radiance, splendour, glory, beauty, grace, loveliness
Declension[edit]
Declension of श्री (masc ī-stem)
Proper noun[edit]
श्री • (śrī) m
- (Indian classical music) a Hindustani sunset raga of the Purvi thaat
- (Indian classical music) a Carnatic raga: incomplete, vakra, and derivative of खरहरप्रिय (kharahrapriy)
Sanskrit[edit]

A common ligature for Śrī (श्री)
Alternative forms[edit]
Alternative scripts
- ᬰ᭄ᬭᬷ (Balinese script)
- শ্ৰী (Assamese script)
- শ্রী (Bengali script)
- 𑰫𑰿𑰨𑰱 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀰𑁆𑀭𑀻 (Brahmi script)
- 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀 (Grantha script)
- શ્રી (Gujarati script)
- ꦯꦿꦷ (Javanese script)
- ឝ្រី (Khmer script)
- ಶ್ರೀ (Kannada script)
- ຨ຺ຣີ (Lao script)
- 𑘫𑘿𑘨𑘲 (Modi script)
- ၐြီ (Burmese script)
- 𑧋𑧠𑧈𑧓 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐱𑑂𑐬𑐷 (Newa script)
- ଶ୍ରୀ (Oriya script)
- ꢯ꣄ꢬꢷ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆯𑇀𑆫𑆵 (Sharada script)
- 𑖫𑖿𑖨𑖱 (Siddham script)
- శ్రీ (Telugu script)
- ศฺรี (Thai script)
- ཤྲཱི (Tibetan script)
- 𑒬𑓂𑒩𑒲 (Tirhuta script)
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćriHrás. Compare Avestan 𐬯𐬭𐬍𐬭𐬀 (srīra). Related to श्रील (śrīlá).
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
श्री • (śrī́)
- diffusing light or radiance, splendid, radiant, beautifying, adorning
Noun[edit]
श्री • (śrī́) f
- light, lustre, radiance, splendour, glory, beauty, grace, loveliness
- prosperity, welfare, good fortune, success, auspiciousness, wealth, treasure, riches
- symbol or insignia of royalty
Declension[edit]
Feminine ī-stem declension of श्री (śrī́) | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | श्रीः śrī́ḥ |
श्रियौ śríyau |
श्रियः śríyaḥ |
Vocative | श्रीः śrī́ḥ |
श्रियौ śríyau |
श्रियः śríyaḥ |
Accusative | श्रियम् śríyam |
श्रियौ śríyau |
श्रियः śríyaḥ |
Instrumental | श्रिया śriyā́ |
श्रीभ्याम् śrībhyā́m |
श्रीभिः śrībhíḥ |
Dative | श्रिये / श्रियै¹ śriyé / śriyaí¹ |
श्रीभ्याम् śrībhyā́m |
श्रीभ्यः śrībhyáḥ |
Ablative | श्रियः / श्रियाः¹ śriyáḥ / śriyā́ḥ¹ |
श्रीभ्याम् śrībhyā́m |
श्रीभ्यः śrībhyáḥ |
Genitive | श्रियः / श्रियाः¹ śriyáḥ / śriyā́ḥ¹ |
श्रियोः śriyóḥ |
श्रियाम् / श्रीणाम्¹ śriyā́m / śrīṇā́m¹ |
Locative | श्रियि / श्रियाम्¹ śriyí / śriyā́m¹ |
श्रियोः śriyóḥ |
श्रीषु śrīṣú |
Notes |
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Prefix[edit]
श्री • (śrī)
- honorific prefix appended to certain names to mean "sacred" or "holy"
- e.g. श्रीदुर्गा (śrī-durgā), श्रीराम (śrī-rāma)
- used as a respectful title (like "Reverend") to the names of eminent persons as well as of celebrated works and sacred objects
- e.g. श्रीजयदेव (śrī-jayadeva)
Usage notes[edit]
This prefix may be repeated two, three, or even four times to express excessive veneration (e.g. श्रीश्रीदुर्गा (śrī-śrī-durgā) etc.). If is often placed at the beginning or back of letters, manuscripts, important documents etc., before the words चरण (caraṇa) and पाद (pāda, “feet”), and even the end of personal names.
Descendants[edit]
- All are borrowed.
- Assamese: শ্রী
- Bengali: শ্রী (śri)
- Burmese: သီရိ (siri.)
- Gujarati: શ્રી (śrī)
- Hindi: श्री (śrī)
- Javanese: ꦱꦿꦶ (sri)
- Indonesian: sri
- Kannada: ಶ್ರೀ (śrī)
- Khmer: ស្រី (srəy), សិរី (serəy)
- Malay: seri
- Malayalam: ശ്രീ (śrī)
- Marathi: श्री (śrī)
- Nepali: श्री (śrī)
- Oriya: ଶ୍ରୀ (śri)
- Punjabi: ਸ਼੍ਰੀ (śrī)
- Sinhalese: ශ්රී (śrī)
- Tamil: ஸ்ரீ (srī)
- Telugu: శ్రీ (śrī)
- Thai: ศรี (sǐi)
- Urdu: سری (srī)
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