سرہانا

سرہانا

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit *शिर आधान (*śira-ādhāna). Compare Hindi सिरहाना (sirhānā) and Urdu سِرْہانا‎ (sirhānā).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /sɪ.ɾäː˨.ɳäː/, /sə.ɾäː˨.ɳäː/
• Rhymes: -ɑː

Noun

سِرْہاݨا • (sirhāṇā) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਸਿਰਹਾਣਾ)

1. pillow
2. (loosely) cushion

Declension

Declension of سرہانا
dir. sg.	سِرْہاݨا‎ (sirhāṇā)
dir. pl.	سِرْہاݨے‎ (sirhāṇe)
	singular	plural
direct	سِرْہاݨا‎ (sirhāṇā)	سِرْہاݨے‎ (sirhāṇe)
oblique	سِرْہاݨے‎ (sirhāṇe)	سِرْہاݨِیاں‎ (sirhāṇiyāṉ)
vocative	سِرْہاݨِیا‎ (sirhāṇiyā)	سِرْہاݨِیو‎ (sirhāṇiyo)
ablative	سِرْہاݨِیوں‎ (sirhāṇiyoṉ)	—
locative	سِرْہاݨے‎ (sirhāṇe)	—
instrumental	سِرْہاݨے‎ (sirhāṇe)	—

References

• “سرہانہ‎”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2023
• Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002), “سِرہانا‎”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz

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Urdu

Noun

سِرْہانا • (sirhānā) m (Hindi spelling सिरहाना)

1. Alternative form of سرہانہ‎ (sirhāna, “pillow”)

References

• “سرہانا”, in اُردُو لُغَت (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “سرہانا”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.