श्री

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit श्री (śrī).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ʃɾiː/

Noun

श्री • (śrī) m

1. (honorific) sir, lord, mister

   (deprecated template usage) श्री राम ― śrī rām ― Lord Rama

2. light, lustre, radiance, splendour, glory, beauty, grace, loveliness

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Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• শ্ৰী (Assamese script)
• ᬰ᭄ᬭᬷ (Balinese script)
• শ্রী (Bengali script)
• 𑰫𑰿𑰨𑰱 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀰𑁆𑀭𑀻 (Brahmi script)
• ၐြီ (Burmese script)
• શ્રી (Gujarati script)
• ਸ਼੍ਰੀ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀 (Grantha script)
• ꦯꦿꦷ (Javanese script)
• 𑂬𑂹𑂩𑂲 (Kaithi script)
• ಶ್ರೀ (Kannada script)
• ឝ្រី (Khmer script)
• ຨ຺ຣີ (Lao script)
• ശ്രീ (Malayalam script)
• ᡧᡵᡳᡳ (Manchu script)
• 𑘫𑘿𑘨𑘲 (Modi script)
• ᠱᠷᠢᠢ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧋𑧠𑧈𑧓 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐱𑑂𑐬𑐷 (Newa script)
• ଶ୍ରୀ (Odia script)
• ꢯ꣄ꢬꢷ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆯𑇀𑆫𑆵 (Sharada script)
• 𑖫𑖿𑖨𑖱 (Siddham script)
• ශ්‍රී (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩿 𑪙𑩼𑩑𑩛 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚧𑚶𑚤𑚯 (Takri script)
• ஶ்ரீ (Tamil script)
• శ్రీ (Telugu script)
• ศฺรี (Thai script)
• ཤྲཱི (Tibetan script)
• 𑒬𑓂𑒩𑒲 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨮𑩇𑨫𑨁𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćriHrás. Compare Avestan 𐬯𐬭𐬍𐬭𐬀 (srīra). Related to Sanskrit श्रील (śrīlá)

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɕɾíː/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ɕɾiː/

Adjective

श्री • (śrī́) stem

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

Noun

श्री • (śrī́) stem, f

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

Feminine ī-stem declension of श्री (śrī́)
	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 / श्रियै² śriyáḥ / śriyā́ḥ¹ / śriyaí²	श्रीभ्याम् śrībhyā́m	श्रीभ्यः śrībhyáḥ
Genitive	श्रियः / श्रियाः¹ / श्रियै² śriyáḥ / śriyā́ḥ¹ / śriyaí²	श्रियोः śriyóḥ	श्रियाम् / श्रीणाम्¹ śriyā́m / śrīṇā́m¹
Locative	श्रियि / श्रियाम्¹ śriyí / śriyā́m¹	श्रियोः śriyóḥ	श्रीषु śrīṣú
Notes	¹Later Sanskrit ²Brāhmaṇas

Prefix

श्री • (śrī)

1. honorific prefix appended to certain names to mean "sacred" or "holy"

   e.g. श्रीदुर्गा (śrī-durgā), श्रीराम (śrī-rāma)

2. 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

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

• Burmese: သီရိ (siri.)
• Telugu: శ్రీ (śrī)
• Khmer: សិរិ (sereʼ)
• Thai: ศรี (sǐi)
• Tamil: ஶ்ரீ (śrī)