𑀲𑀺𑀭𑀸

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• sirā (Latin script)
• सिरा (Devanagari script)
• সিরা (Bengali script)
• සිරා (Sinhalese script)
• သိရာ or သိရႃ (Burmese script)
• สิรา (Thai script)
• ᩈᩥᩁᩣ (Tai Tham script)
• ສິຣາ (Lao script)
• សិរា (Khmer script)
• 𑄥𑄨𑄢𑄂 (Chakma script)

Noun

𑀲𑀺𑀭𑀸 f

1. Brahmi script form of sirā (“vein”)

Declension

Declension table of "𑀲𑀺𑀭𑀸" (feminine)

Case / Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	𑀲𑀺𑀭𑀸 (sirā)	𑀲𑀺𑀭𑀸𑀬𑁄 (sirāyo) or 𑀲𑀺𑀭𑀸 (sirā)
Accusative (second)	𑀲𑀺𑀭𑀁 (siraṃ)	𑀲𑀺𑀭𑀸𑀬𑁄 (sirāyo) or 𑀲𑀺𑀭𑀸 (sirā)
Instrumental (third)	𑀲𑀺𑀭𑀸𑀬 (sirāya)	𑀲𑀺𑀭𑀸𑀳𑀺 (sirāhi) or 𑀲𑀺𑀭𑀸𑀪𑀺 (sirābhi)
Dative (fourth)	𑀲𑀺𑀭𑀸𑀬 (sirāya)	𑀲𑀺𑀭𑀸𑀦𑀁 (sirānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	𑀲𑀺𑀭𑀸𑀬 (sirāya)	𑀲𑀺𑀭𑀸𑀳𑀺 (sirāhi) or 𑀲𑀺𑀭𑀸𑀪𑀺 (sirābhi)
Genitive (sixth)	𑀲𑀺𑀭𑀸𑀬 (sirāya)	𑀲𑀺𑀭𑀸𑀦𑀁 (sirānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	𑀲𑀺𑀭𑀸𑀬 (sirāya) or 𑀲𑀺𑀭𑀸𑀬𑀁 (sirāyaṃ)	𑀲𑀺𑀭𑀸𑀲𑀼 (sirāsu)
Vocative (calling)	𑀲𑀺𑀭𑁂 (sire)	𑀲𑀺𑀭𑀸𑀬𑁄 (sirāyo) or 𑀲𑀺𑀭𑀸 (sirā)

Noun

𑀲𑀺𑀭𑀸

1. Brahmi script form of sirā, ablative singular of 𑀲𑀺𑀭𑀲𑁆 (siras, “head”)
2. Brahmi script form of sirā, vocative singular of 𑀲𑀺𑀭𑀲𑁆 (siras, “head”)

Prakrit

Alternative forms

• 𑀙𑀺𑀭𑀸 (chirā)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Sanskrit सि॒रा (sirā́)

Prakrit 𑀲𑀺𑀭𑀸

Inherited from Sanskrit सि॒रा (sirā́). Cognate with Pali sirā.

Noun

𑀲𑀺𑀭𑀸 (sirā) f (Devanagari सिरा)

1. (anatomy) vein
2. stream

Declension

Maharastri declension of 𑀲𑀺𑀭𑀸 (feminine)
	singular	plural
Nominative	𑀲𑀺𑀭𑀸 (sirā)	𑀲𑀺𑀭𑀸𑀑 (sirāo) or 𑀲𑀺𑀭𑀸𑀉 (sirāu) or 𑀲𑀺𑀭𑀸 (sirā)
Accusative	𑀲𑀺𑀭𑀁 (siraṃ)	𑀲𑀺𑀭𑀸𑀑 (sirāo) or 𑀲𑀺𑀭𑀸𑀉 (sirāu) or 𑀲𑀺𑀭𑀸 (sirā)
Instrumental	𑀲𑀺𑀭𑀸𑀏 (sirāe) or 𑀲𑀺𑀭𑀸𑀇 (sirāi) or 𑀲𑀺𑀭𑀸𑀅 (sirāa)	𑀲𑀺𑀭𑀸𑀳𑀺 (sirāhi) or 𑀲𑀺𑀭𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁 (sirāhiṃ)
Dative	—	—
Ablative	𑀲𑀺𑀭𑀸𑀑 (sirāo) or 𑀲𑀺𑀭𑀸𑀉 (sirāu)	𑀲𑀺𑀭𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (sirāhiṃto)
Genitive	𑀲𑀺𑀭𑀸𑀏 (sirāe) or 𑀲𑀺𑀭𑀸𑀇 (sirāi) or 𑀲𑀺𑀭𑀸𑀅 (sirāa)	𑀲𑀺𑀭𑀸𑀡 (sirāṇa) or 𑀲𑀺𑀭𑀸𑀡𑀁 (sirāṇaṃ)
Locative	𑀲𑀺𑀭𑀸𑀏 (sirāe) or 𑀲𑀺𑀭𑀸𑀇 (sirāi) or 𑀲𑀺𑀭𑀸𑀅 (sirāa)	𑀲𑀺𑀭𑀸𑀲𑀼 (sirāsu) or 𑀲𑀺𑀭𑀸𑀲𑀼𑀁 (sirāsuṃ)
Vocative	𑀲𑀺𑀭𑁂 (sire) or 𑀲𑀺𑀭𑀸 (sirā)	𑀲𑀺𑀭𑀸𑀑 (sirāo) or 𑀲𑀺𑀭𑀸𑀉 (sirāu) or 𑀲𑀺𑀭𑀸 (sirā)

Descendants

• Gujarati: સેર (ser)
• Marathi: शीर (śīr)
• Bengali: শিরা (śira)
• Odia: ସିରା (sirā)
• Assamese: সিৰ (xir)

Further reading

• Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928), “सिरा”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author], page 903.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “sirāˊ”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 775

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• সিৰা (Assamese script)
• ᬲᬶᬭᬵ (Balinese script)
• সিরা (Bengali script)
• 𑰭𑰰𑰨𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
• သိရာ (Burmese script)
• सिरा (Devanagari script)
• સિરા (Gujarati script)
• ਸਿਰਾ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌸𑌿𑌰𑌾 (Grantha script)
• ꦱꦶꦫꦴ (Javanese script)
• 𑂮𑂱𑂩𑂰 (Kaithi script)
• ಸಿರಾ (Kannada script)
• សិរា (Khmer script)
• ສິຣາ (Lao script)
• സിരാ (Malayalam script)
• ᠰᡳᡵᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
• 𑘭𑘱𑘨𑘰 (Modi script)
• ᠰᠢᠷᠠ᠋᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧍𑧒𑧈𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐳𑐶𑐬𑐵 (Newa script)
• ସିରା (Odia script)
• ꢱꢶꢬꢵ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆱𑆴𑆫𑆳 (Sharada script)
• 𑖭𑖰𑖨𑖯 (Siddham script)
• සිරා (Sinhalese script)
• 𑪁𑩑𑩼𑩛 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚨𑚮𑚤𑚭 (Takri script)
• ஸிரா (Tamil script)
• సిరా (Telugu script)
• สิรา (Thai script)
• སི་རཱ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒮𑒱𑒩𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨰𑨁𑨫𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)

Noun

𑀲𑀺𑀭𑀸 • (sirā́) stem, f

1. Brahmi script form of सिरा