श्रीर

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• শ্ৰীৰ (Assamese script)
• ᬰ᭄ᬭᬷᬭ (Balinese script)
• শ্রীর (Bengali script)
• 𑰫𑰿𑰨𑰱𑰨 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀰𑁆𑀭𑀻𑀭 (Brahmi script)
• ၐြီရ (Burmese script)
• શ્રીર (Gujarati script)
• ਸ਼੍ਰੀਰ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌰 (Grantha script)
• ꦯꦿꦷꦫ (Javanese script)
• 𑂬𑂹𑂩𑂲𑂩 (Kaithi script)
• ಶ್ರೀರ (Kannada script)
• ឝ្រីរ (Khmer script)
• ຨ຺ຣີຣ (Lao script)
• ശ്രീര (Malayalam script)
• ᡧᡵᡳᡳᡵᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘫𑘿𑘨𑘲𑘨 (Modi script)
• ᠱᠷᠢᠢᠷᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧋𑧠𑧈𑧓𑧈 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐱𑑂𑐬𑐷𑐬 (Newa script)
• ଶ୍ରୀର (Odia script)
• ꢯ꣄ꢬꢷꢬ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆯𑇀𑆫𑆵𑆫 (Sharada script)
• 𑖫𑖿𑖨𑖱𑖨 (Siddham script)
• ශ්‍රීර (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩿 𑪙𑩼𑩑𑩛𑩼 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚧𑚶𑚤𑚯𑚤 (Takri script)
• ஶ்ரீர (Tamil script)
• శ్రీర (Telugu script)
• ศฺรีร (Thai script)
• ཤྲཱི་ར (Tibetan script)
• 𑒬𑓂𑒩𑒲𑒩 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨮𑩇𑨫𑨁𑨊𑨫 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Indo-Aryan *śriHrás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćriHrás. Cognate with Avestan 𐬯𐬭𐬍𐬭𐬀 (srīra). Doublet of श्रील (śrīlá) and श्री (śrī́).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɕɾiː.ɾɐ́/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈɕɾiː.ɾɐ/

Adjective

श्रीर • (śrīrá) stem

1. diffusing light or radiance, splendid, radiant, beautifying, adorning

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of श्रीर (śrīrá)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	श्रीरः śrīráḥ	श्रीरौ / श्रीरा¹ śrīraú / śrīrā́¹	श्रीराः / श्रीरासः¹ śrīrā́ḥ / śrīrā́saḥ¹
Vocative	श्रीर śrī́ra	श्रीरौ / श्रीरा¹ śrī́rau / śrī́rā¹	श्रीराः / श्रीरासः¹ śrī́rāḥ / śrī́rāsaḥ¹
Accusative	श्रीरम् śrīrám	श्रीरौ / श्रीरा¹ śrīraú / śrīrā́¹	श्रीरान् śrīrā́n
Instrumental	श्रीरेण śrīréṇa	श्रीराभ्याम् śrīrā́bhyām	श्रीरैः / श्रीरेभिः¹ śrīraíḥ / śrīrébhiḥ¹
Dative	श्रीराय śrīrā́ya	श्रीराभ्याम् śrīrā́bhyām	श्रीरेभ्यः śrīrébhyaḥ
Ablative	श्रीरात् śrīrā́t	श्रीराभ्याम् śrīrā́bhyām	श्रीरेभ्यः śrīrébhyaḥ
Genitive	श्रीरस्य śrīrásya	श्रीरयोः śrīráyoḥ	श्रीराणाम् śrīrā́ṇām
Locative	श्रीरे śrīré	श्रीरयोः śrīráyoḥ	श्रीरेषु śrīréṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Feminine ā-stem declension of श्रीरा (śrīrā́)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	श्रीरा śrīrā́	श्रीरे śrīré	श्रीराः śrīrā́ḥ
Vocative	श्रीरे śrī́re	श्रीरे śrī́re	श्रीराः śrī́rāḥ
Accusative	श्रीराम् śrīrā́m	श्रीरे śrīré	श्रीराः śrīrā́ḥ
Instrumental	श्रीरया / श्रीरा¹ śrīráyā / śrīrā́¹	श्रीराभ्याम् śrīrā́bhyām	श्रीराभिः śrīrā́bhiḥ
Dative	श्रीरायै śrīrā́yai	श्रीराभ्याम् śrīrā́bhyām	श्रीराभ्यः śrīrā́bhyaḥ
Ablative	श्रीरायाः / श्रीरायै² śrīrā́yāḥ / śrīrā́yai²	श्रीराभ्याम् śrīrā́bhyām	श्रीराभ्यः śrīrā́bhyaḥ
Genitive	श्रीरायाः / श्रीरायै² śrīrā́yāḥ / śrīrā́yai²	श्रीरयोः śrīráyoḥ	श्रीराणाम् śrīrā́ṇām
Locative	श्रीरायाम् śrīrā́yām	श्रीरयोः śrīráyoḥ	श्रीरासु śrīrā́su
Notes	¹Vedic ²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter a-stem declension of श्रीर (śrīrá)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	श्रीरम् śrīrám	श्रीरे śrīré	श्रीराणि / श्रीरा¹ śrīrā́ṇi / śrīrā́¹
Vocative	श्रीर śrī́ra	श्रीरे śrī́re	श्रीराणि / श्रीरा¹ śrī́rāṇi / śrī́rā¹
Accusative	श्रीरम् śrīrám	श्रीरे śrīré	श्रीराणि / श्रीरा¹ śrīrā́ṇi / śrīrā́¹
Instrumental	श्रीरेण śrīréṇa	श्रीराभ्याम् śrīrā́bhyām	श्रीरैः / श्रीरेभिः¹ śrīraíḥ / śrīrébhiḥ¹
Dative	श्रीराय śrīrā́ya	श्रीराभ्याम् śrīrā́bhyām	श्रीरेभ्यः śrīrébhyaḥ
Ablative	श्रीरात् śrīrā́t	श्रीराभ्याम् śrīrā́bhyām	श्रीरेभ्यः śrīrébhyaḥ
Genitive	श्रीरस्य śrīrásya	श्रीरयोः śrīráyoḥ	श्रीराणाम् śrīrā́ṇām
Locative	श्रीरे śrīré	श्रीरयोः śrīráyoḥ	श्रीरेषु śrīréṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Noun

श्रीर • (śrīrá) stem, m

1. light, lustre, radiance, splendour, glory, beauty, grace, loveliness
2. prosperity, welfare, good fortune, success, auspiciousness, wealth, treasure, riches
3. symbol or insignia of royalty

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of श्रीर (śrīrá)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	श्रीरः śrīráḥ	श्रीरौ / श्रीरा¹ śrīraú / śrīrā́¹	श्रीराः / श्रीरासः¹ śrīrā́ḥ / śrīrā́saḥ¹
Vocative	श्रीर śrī́ra	श्रीरौ / श्रीरा¹ śrī́rau / śrī́rā¹	श्रीराः / श्रीरासः¹ śrī́rāḥ / śrī́rāsaḥ¹
Accusative	श्रीरम् śrīrám	श्रीरौ / श्रीरा¹ śrīraú / śrīrā́¹	श्रीरान् śrīrā́n
Instrumental	श्रीरेण śrīréṇa	श्रीराभ्याम् śrīrā́bhyām	श्रीरैः / श्रीरेभिः¹ śrīraíḥ / śrīrébhiḥ¹
Dative	श्रीराय śrīrā́ya	श्रीराभ्याम् śrīrā́bhyām	श्रीरेभ्यः śrīrébhyaḥ
Ablative	श्रीरात् śrīrā́t	श्रीराभ्याम् śrīrā́bhyām	श्रीरेभ्यः śrīrébhyaḥ
Genitive	श्रीरस्य śrīrásya	श्रीरयोः śrīráyoḥ	श्रीराणाम् śrīrā́ṇām
Locative	श्रीरे śrīré	श्रीरयोः śrīráyoḥ	श्रीरेषु śrīréṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Prefix

श्रीर • (śrīra)

1. honorific prefix appended to certain names to mean "sacred" or "holy"
2. used as a respectful title (like "Reverend") to the names of eminent persons as well as of celebrated works and sacred objects