سری نگر

Urdu

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Sanskrit श्रीनगर (śrīnagara), from श्री (śrī) + नगर (nagara, town, city). Compare Kashmiri سِریٖنَگَر (sirīnagar).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /sɪ.ɾiː.nə.ɡəɾ/, /sɾiː.nə.ɡəɾ/
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  • Rhymes: -əɾ

Proper noun

سِرِی نَگَر • (sirī nagar) m (Hindi spelling श्रीनगर)

  1. Srinagar (a city, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, India)
    • 2016 October 5, “سری نگر کا خاموش کیفے [The vacant cafe of Srinagar]”, in BBC News Urdu, New Delhi:
      سرینگر میں دریائے جہلم کے کنارے ویران پڑے ہیں، کچھ باقی شہر کی طرح۔
      sirī nagar meṉ daryā'e jihlam ke kināre vīrān paṛe haiṉ, kuch bāqī śahar kī t̤araḥ.
      In Srinagar, the banks of river Jhelum remain vacant, somewhat like the rest of the city.
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