शीर्ष

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit शीर्ष (śīrṣa). Doublet of सीस (sīs), which was inherited.

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ʃiːɾʂ/, [ʃiːɾʃ]

Noun

शीर्ष • (śīrṣ) m (Urdu spelling شیرش)

  1. head, apex, top
    सरकार में शीर्ष पदsarkār mẽ śīrṣ padtop posts in the government
  2. (geometry) vertex (of a triangle)

Declension

References

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *śr̥Hsá, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćr̥Hšá, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱérh₂-sō, from *ḱerh₂- (head, horn). Cognate with Ancient Greek κάρα (kára), Old English hærn (whence English harns). Collateral to Vedic Sanskrit शीर्षन् (śīrṣán).

Pronunciation

Noun

शीर्ष • (śīrṣá) stem, n

  1. (anatomy) head, skull

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of शीर्ष (śīrṣá)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative शीर्षम्
śīrṣám
शीर्षे
śīrṣé
शीर्षाणि / शीर्षा¹
śīrṣā́ṇi / śīrṣā́¹
Vocative शीर्ष
śī́rṣa
शीर्षे
śī́rṣe
शीर्षाणि / शीर्षा¹
śī́rṣāṇi / śī́rṣā¹
Accusative शीर्षम्
śīrṣám
शीर्षे
śīrṣé
शीर्षाणि / शीर्षा¹
śīrṣā́ṇi / śīrṣā́¹
Instrumental शीर्षेण
śīrṣéṇa
शीर्षाभ्याम्
śīrṣā́bhyām
शीर्षैः / शीर्षेभिः¹
śīrṣaíḥ / śīrṣébhiḥ¹
Dative शीर्षाय
śīrṣā́ya
शीर्षाभ्याम्
śīrṣā́bhyām
शीर्षेभ्यः
śīrṣébhyaḥ
Ablative शीर्षात्
śīrṣā́t
शीर्षाभ्याम्
śīrṣā́bhyām
शीर्षेभ्यः
śīrṣébhyaḥ
Genitive शीर्षस्य
śīrṣásya
शीर्षयोः
śīrṣáyoḥ
शीर्षाणाम्
śīrṣā́ṇām
Locative शीर्षे
śīrṣé
शीर्षयोः
śīrṣáyoḥ
शीर्षेषु
śīrṣéṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Dardic:
    • Chilisso: šiš
    • Kalasha: ݜِݜ
    • Kamkata-viri: ṣīṣ
    • Phalura: ݜݜ (ṣiṣ), ݜیݜ (ṣīṣa)
    • Shina: ݜݜ (ṣĭṣ), ݜیݜ (ṣīṣ), ݜںݜ (ṣĭ̃ṣu)
    • Savi: ṣiṣ
  • Pali: sīsa, sīsaka
  • Prakrit: 𑀲𑀺𑀲𑁆𑀲 (sissa), 𑀲𑀻𑀲 (sīsa)
    • Central:
      • Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀲𑀺𑀲𑁆𑀲 (sissa)
        • Braj: सीस (sīs)
        • Gujarati: શીસ (śīs)
        • Hindustani: sīs
        • Romani:
          • Baltic Romani: sīs
    • Eastern:
      • Magadhi Prakrit:
        • Assamese: শীহ (xih)
        • Bihari: सिस (sis)
        • Odia: ସୀସା (sisa)
    • Southern:
      • Helu Prakrit:
      • Maharastri Prakrit:
        • Konkani: śisaru
          Devanagari script: शिसरु (śisru)
          Latin script: xisoru
          Kannada script: ಶಿಸರು
        • Marathi: शीस (śīs), शींस (śīusa)
    • Western:
      • Paisaci Prakrit:
        • Takka Apabhramsa:
          • Punjabi: sīs, sīsā
            Gurmukhi script: ਸੀਸ, ਸੀਸਾ
            Shahmukhi script: سِیس, سِیسَا
        • Vracada Apabhramsa:
          • Sindhi: sisī
            Arabic script: سِسِي
            Devanagari script: सिसी

References

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