सूर

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /suːɾ/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Sanskrit सूर (sū́ra).

Noun

सूर • (sūr) m

1. the sun
2. a learned man

Declension

Declension of सूर (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	सूर sūr	सूर sūr
oblique	सूर sūr	सूरों sūrõ
vocative	सूर sūr	सूरो sūro

Etymology 2

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *ḱuh₁rós

Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćuHrás

Sanskrit शूर (śūra)

Prakrit 𑀲𑀽𑀭 (sūra)

Hindi सूर

Inherited from Prakrit सूर (sūra), from Sanskrit शूर (śūra). Doublet of शूर (śūr), a tatsama. Related to सूजना (sūjnā, “to swell”). Distant cognate with Old Irish caur (“hero, warrior”) and Ancient Greek κῦρος (kûros, “supreme power”).

Noun

सूर • (sūr) m (Urdu spelling سور)

1. a hero, warrior, champion

   Synonyms: शूर (śūr), वीर (vīr)

Declension

Declension of सूर (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	सूर sūr	सूर sūr
oblique	सूर sūr	सूरों sūrõ
vocative	सूर sūr	सूरो sūro

Adjective

सूर • (sūr) (indeclinable)

1. heroic, valiant, brave

Derived terms

• सूरमा (sūrmā, “hero”)
• सूरा (sūrā)

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• সূৰ (Assamese script)
• ᬲᬹᬭ (Balinese script)
• সূর (Bengali script)
• 𑰭𑰳𑰨 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀲𑀽𑀭 (Brahmi script)
• သူရ (Burmese script)
• સૂર (Gujarati script)
• ਸੂਰ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌸𑍂𑌰 (Grantha script)
• ꦱꦹꦫ (Javanese script)
• 𑂮𑂴𑂩 (Kaithi script)
• ಸೂರ (Kannada script)
• សូរ (Khmer script)
• ສູຣ (Lao script)
• സൂര (Malayalam script)
• ᠰᡠᡠᡵᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘭𑘴𑘨 (Modi script)
• ᠰᠤᠤᠷᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧍𑧕𑧈 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐳𑐹𑐬 (Newa script)
• ସୂର (Odia script)
• ꢱꢹꢬ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆱𑆷𑆫 (Sharada script)
• 𑖭𑖳𑖨 (Siddham script)
• සූර (Sinhalese script)
• 𑪁𑩒𑩛𑩼 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚨𑚱𑚤 (Takri script)
• ஸூர (Tamil script)
• సూర (Telugu script)
• สูร (Thai script)
• སཱུ་ར (Tibetan script)
• 𑒮𑒴𑒩 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨰𑨃𑨊𑨫 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *sóh₂wl̥ (“sun”), whence also सूर्य (sūrya) and स्वर् (svar). Cognate with Latin sol, Ancient Greek ἥλιος (hḗlios), Old English sol, Avestan 𐬵𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬭𐬆 (huuar^ə), Persian خور (xor).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /súː.ɾɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /s̪uː.ɾɐ/

Noun

सूर॑ • (sū́ra) stem, m

1. the Sun

   Synonyms: रवि (ravi), भास्कर (bhāskara), दिनकर (dinakara), भानु (bhānu), आदित्य (āditya), सवितृ (savitṛ)

   • c. 1500 BCE – 1000 BCE, Ṛgveda 1.50.2:

     अप॒ त्ये ता॒यवो॑ यथा॒ नक्ष॑त्रा यन्त्य॒क्तुभिः॑ ।
     सूरा॑य वि॒श्वच॑क्षसे ॥

     ápa tyé tāyávo yathā nákṣatrā yantyaktúbhiḥ.
     sū́rāya viśvácakṣase.

     • 1896 translation by Ralph T. H. Griffith

       The constellations pass away, like thieves, together with their beams,
       Before the all-beholding Sun.

2. crown flower (Calotropis gigantea)
3. a wise or learned man, teacher
4. an inciter, propeller
5. name of the father of kunthu- (the 17th arhat- of the present avasarpiṇī-)
6. the Soma juice flowing from the Soma press

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of सूर॑

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	सूरः॑ (sū́raḥ)	सूरौ॑ (sū́rau) सूरा॑¹ (sū́rā¹)	सूराः॑ (sū́rāḥ) सूरा॑सः¹ (sū́rāsaḥ¹)
accusative	सूर॑म् (sū́ram)	सूरौ॑ (sū́rau) सूरा॑¹ (sū́rā¹)	सूरा॑न् (sū́rān)
instrumental	सूरे॑ण (sū́reṇa)	सूरा॑भ्याम् (sū́rābhyām)	सूरैः॑ (sū́raiḥ) सूरे॑भिः¹ (sū́rebhiḥ¹)
dative	सूरा॑य (sū́rāya)	सूरा॑भ्याम् (sū́rābhyām)	सूरे॑भ्यः (sū́rebhyaḥ)
ablative	सूरा॑त् (sū́rāt)	सूरा॑भ्याम् (sū́rābhyām)	सूरे॑भ्यः (sū́rebhyaḥ)
genitive	सूर॑स्य (sū́rasya)	सूर॑योः (sū́rayoḥ)	सूरा॑णाम् (sū́rāṇām)
locative	सूरे॑ (sū́re)	सूर॑योः (sū́rayoḥ)	सूरे॑षु (sū́reṣu)
vocative	सूर॑ (sū́ra)	सूरौ॑ (sū́rau) सूरा॑¹ (sū́rā¹)	सूराः॑ (sū́rāḥ) सूरा॑सः¹ (sū́rāsaḥ¹)

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