سارا

Persian

Etymology 1

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Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [sɑː.ɾɑː]

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [sɑː.ɾɑː]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [sɑː.ɾɑː]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [sɔː.ɾɔː]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [sɒː.ɹɒː]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [sɔ.ɾɔ]

Readings
Classical reading^?	sārā
Dari reading^?	sārā
Iranian reading^?	sârâ
Tajik reading^?	soro

Adjective

سارا • (sârâ)

(archaic, literary) pure; fine; excellent

Usage notes

This word is only ever used for gold, musk, or ambergris.

Pronunciation

(Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /sɒːɾɒː/

Proper noun

سارا • (sârâ)

Alternative form of (sâre, “Sarah”, Abraham’s wife)
a female given name

Urdu

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀸𑀭 (sāra, “all, whole”), from Sanskrit सार (sā́ra, “best part”).

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /sɑː.ɾɑː/

Determiner

سارا • (sārā) (Hindi spelling सारा)

whole, entire
سارا دن
sārā din
all day
(in the plural) all
Synonym: سب

سارے لوگ
sāre log
all of the people

Declension

Declension of سارا
	masculine			feminine
	singular	plural		singular	plural
direct	سارا (sārā)	سارے (sāre)		ساری (sārī)	ساری (sārī)
indirect	سارے (sāre)	سارے (sāre)		ساری (sārī)	ساری (sārī)
vocative	سارے (sāre)	سارے (sāre)		ساری (sārī)	ساری (sārī)

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