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Homographs (2 distinct entries for “سری”):
Entry #1 of 2 · Noun (Masculine)

سری — English and Urdu Meaning, Phonetics and Definition

sə́ray
Pronunciation:Standard: /sə́ray/
Noun (Masculine)plural: سریوOrigin: Origin Unknown → PashtoVerified sense 1
Quick Lexicographical Summary · چټک تعریف او پېژندنه

سری (sə́ray) is a Pashto n-m meaning “measles” in English او په اردو کې د «سری» معنی لري. Documented in the Open Pashto Lexicon with dual Kandahari and Peshawari phonetic standards, plural form سریو.

Meanings · Entry 12

ماناوې او تعریفونه
1
measles[medicine]
سری
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2
tamarisk, salt cedar, taray (Tamarix)[botany]
نمک، سر
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Proverbs (Mataloona)6 unique

ولسي متلونه
ولسي متل (Proverb)· 1 variant grouped

«به خره نه یی تر سری قیمته دي»

“Even if you are not a donkey, you are valued more than your load.”

اگرچہ گدھے نہیں ہو لیکن بار سے زیادہ قیمتی ہو۔

Cultural context: Used humorously or critically to denote situations where a person's worth or burden is evaluated in peculiar ways.
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  • • به خره نه یی تر سری قیمته دی
ولسي متل (Proverb)· 1 variant grouped

«د جګ سری عقل په شنګرو کي وي»

“The stubborn person's intellect lies in wild thorn bushes.”

ضدی اور ہٹ دھرم انسان کی عقل گھاس پھوس یا کانٹوں میں ہوتی ہے۔

Cultural context: Critiques stubbornness and foolish pride, implying that willful and arrogant individuals lack sound judgment.
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  • • د جګ سری عقل په شنګرو کی وی
ولسي متل (Proverb)

«د سری اور تر څو چې لړی تاو یی زیاتیږی»

“As long as the glowing fire is stirred, its heat increases.”

دہکتے ہوئے آگ کو جتنا چھیڑو گے، اس کی تپش اتنی ہی بڑھے گی

Cultural context: Advises against aggravating volatile situations or worsening ongoing conflicts through meddling.
ولسي متل (Proverb)

«د سری اور ده»

“It is a burning fire.”

یہ جلتی ہوئی آگ ہے۔

Cultural context: Used metaphorically to describe a dangerous, highly destructive person or perilous situation.
ولسي متل (Proverb)

«سری وارمی درپسی»

“Red hair/threads follow behind you.”

سرخ مصیبت یا بلا آپ کے پیچھے لگی ہوئی ہے۔

Cultural context: A colloquial expression used to warn someone of impending danger or persistent trouble tracking them.
ولسي متل (Proverb)

«د سری کټوی کالې دی»

Grammar — Word forms

د کلمې ګردان او بڼې
OpenPashto Morphology
Grammatical Formحالت او بڼه
پښتو بڼهPashto Form
Phoneticتلفظ
Dir/Obl Plural (-i)
سريsə́rayī
Obl Plural (-o)
سروsə́rayo
Vocative Singular (-ya)
سریهsə́rayya
Vocative Plural (-yo)
سریوsə́rayyo

Examples from corpora22

قاموسي او ادبي شواهد

Attested real-world sentences grouped by source. Headwords highlighted in context.

OALD Master Corpus

به خره نه یی تر سری قیمته دی

OALD Master Corpus

د جګ سری عقل په شنګرو کی وی

PashDict Unified Lexicon

ماشوم ته سری شوې دی.

“The child has measles.”

بچے کو خسرہ ہو گئی ہے۔

د کلمې اصل او ریښه(Word Origin & Etymology)
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Origin Unknown

Homograph 5; Flagged: origin unknown

Entry #2 of 2 · Adjective

سري (adj · Entry 2)

sirrí
Pronunciation:Standard: /sirrí/
Adjectiveplural: سريېOrigin: Arabic → PashtoVerified sense 1

Meanings · Entry 21

ماناوې او تعریفونه
1
secret[agriculture]
انتر، سر
Example in context:

به خره نه یی تر سری قیمته دی

Source: PashDict Unified Lexicon · Register: agricultureStatus: verified
PashDict Sovereign 34-to-1 Unified LexiconVerified Trilingual Academic Edition · CC BY 4.0

Lexicographical Profile & Dialect Notes

علمي او ژبني معلومات

Grammar & Morphological Classification

The headword سری (sə́ray) functions as a n-m in standard Pashto lexicography. This entry synthesizes lexical evidence from 34 authoritative Afghan and international Pashto dictionaries, cross-referenced with modern frequency corpora to ensure trilingual accuracy.

Phonological & Dialectal Realization

Pronunciation diverges between the Southwestern (Kandahari) dialect and the Northeastern (Peshawari/Kabuled) standard. In Southwestern speech, phonemes maintain retroflex fricative distinctions, whereas Northeastern phonetics exhibit velar and postalveolar shifts. All acoustic transcriptions conform to the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) standards adopted by the Pashto Academy.

Peer-reviewed lexicographical standard · Open Pashto Corpus Edition

Nearby words

نږدې او ورته لغتونه