सिकंदर

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian سِکَنْدَر (sikandar), from earlier اِسْکَنْدَر (iskandar). First attested in c. 1503 as Middle Hindi سکندر (skndr /⁠sikandar⁠/).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /sɪ.kən.d̪əɾ/, [sɪ.kɐ̃n̪.d̪ɐɾ]
• Hyphenation: सि‧कं‧दर
• Rhymes: -əɾ

Noun

सिकंदर • (sikandar) m (Urdu spelling سِکَنْدَر)

1. king, ruler

   Synonyms: राजा (rājā), शाह (śāh)

   जो जीता वही सिकंदर ― jo jītā vahī sikandar ― he who wins is the king

Declension

Declension of सिकंदर (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	सिकंदर sikandar	सिकंदर sikandar
oblique	सिकंदर sikandar	सिकंदरों sikandarõ
vocative	सिकंदर sikandar	सिकंदरो sikandaro

Proper noun

सिकंदर • (sikandar) m (Urdu spelling سِکَنْدَر)

1. a male given name, Sikandar, from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Alexander
   1. Alexander the Great, king of Macedon

Declension

Declension of सिकंदर (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	सिकंदर sikandar	सिकंदर sikandar
oblique	सिकंदर sikandar	सिकंदरों sikandarõ
vocative	सिकंदर sikandar	सिकंदरो sikandaro

Derived terms

• सिकंदराबाद (sikandarābād, “Secunderabad”)