सितारा

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Hindi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Classical Persian ستاره (sitāra), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hstar-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr. Cognate with English star. Doublet of तारा (tārā). Compare Bengali সেতার (śetar), Punjabi ਸਿਤਾਰਾ (sitārā).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /sɪ.t̪ɑː.ɾɑː/, [sɪ.t̪äː.ɾäː]

Noun[edit]

सितारा (sitārām (Urdu spelling ستارہ)

  1. star
    Synonym: तारा (tārā)
  2. fortune, luck
  3. (idiomatic) film star

Declension[edit]