سردار

Pashto

Noun

سردار • (sardā́r) m

leader, head, chief, military commander
(Historical) Sardar, prince

References

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

Persian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /saɾdɑːɾ/

(Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /saɾdɑːɾ/

(Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /sæɾdɒːɾ/

(Tajik) IPA^(key): /saɾdɔɾ/

Rhymes: -âr

Noun

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

military commander
Sardar (rank)

Derived terms

سرداری‎ (sardâri)

Descendants

Armenian: սարդար (sardar)
Azerbaijani: sərdar
Bengali: সর্দার (śordar)
English: Sardar
Georgian: სარდალი (sardali)
Hindustani:
Hindi: सरदार (sardār)

Urdu: سردار‎ (sardār)
- English: Sardar, sirdar
Kazakh: сардар (sardar)
Ottoman Turkish: سردار‎ (serdâr)
- Arabic: سِرْدار‎ (sirdār)
  - English: sirdar
- English: serdar
- Turkish: serdar
Uzbek: sardor

Proper noun

سردار • (sardâr)

a male given name, Sardar

Descendants

Turkish: Serdar

Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian ‎ (sardâr).

Noun

سردار • (sārdar) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਸਰਦਾਰ)

chief, commander, leader

Related terms

سرداری‎ (sārdarī)

Proper noun

سردار • (sārdar) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਸਰਦਾਰ)

(Sikhism) Sikh (a title)
- 2013, Satinder Sartaj (lyrics), “Sardaar Ji”:
  
  ‏اک دن مینوں بندہ ملیا کہندا سردار جی، سنیا اس قوم 'چ 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"

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