سردار

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Pashto

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Noun

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سردار (sardā́rm

  1. leader, head, chief, military commander
  2. (Historical) Sardar, prince

References

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  • Pashtoon, Zeeya A. (2009) “سردار”, in Pashto–English Dictionary, Hyattsville: Dunwoody Press

Persian

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Persian Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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Probably borrowed from Parthian [Term?]. Doublet of سالار (sâlâr), which is from Middle Persian [script needed] (srdʾl /⁠sālār⁠/), a genuine Persian development.

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? sardār
Dari reading? sardār
Iranian reading? sardâr
Tajik reading? sardor

Noun

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سردار (sardâr) (plural سردارها (sardâr-hâ) or سرداران (sardârân))

  1. military commander
  2. Sardar (rank)

Derived terms

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Descendants

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Proper noun

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سردار (sardâr)

  1. a male given name, Sardar

Descendants

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Punjabi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian سردار (sardār).

Noun

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سردار (sardārm (Gurmukhi spelling ਸਰਦਾਰ)

  1. chief, commander, leader
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Proper noun

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سَرْدَار (sardārm (Gurmukhi spelling ਸਰਦਾਰ)

  1. Sikh (a title)
    • 2013, “Sardaar Ji”, Satinder Sartaj (lyrics):
      اک دن مینوں بندہ ملیا کہندا سردار جی، سنیا اس قوم چہ کافی ہوئے دلدار جی
      ek din maenū̃ bandā miliā kahindā sardār jī, suṇiā es kaum 'ch kāfī hoe dildār jī
      One day I met a person who said, "honorable Sikh, they say there are many breve-hearts in this community"