sira

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic سِيرَة‎ (sīra).

Noun

sira (plural siras)

1. (Islam) A traditional Muslim biography of Muhammad.

Anagrams

• RIAs, RISA, airs, aris, rais, rias, sari

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /si.ˈraʔ/

Noun

sira

1. fish.

   Masiram an sira digdi.

   The fish here are delicious.

2. viand; any dish of meat, fish or vegetables, eaten with cooked rice.

   Ano an sira ta ngunyan?

   What dish/dishes do we have today?

Etymology 1

From Spanish cierra, cerrar, from Late Latin serāre, present active infinitive of serō.

Etymology 2

Compare Tagalog sira.

Alternative forms

• syra

Noun

sira m (plural sirys)

1. sire, father

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /siˈra/

Noun

sira

1. fish

Etymology

From Latin sērō (“at a late hour, late”), from sērus (“late”), possibly through a Late Latin sēra (as in sēra diēs). Compare Italian sera.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsiɾa/
• Hyphenation: sì‧ra

Noun

sira f (plural siri)

1. evening

See also

• matina
• notti
• pumiriggiu

Pronunciation

• noun: IPA^(key): /ˈsiraʔ/
• adjective: IPA^(key): /si.ˈraʔ/

Noun

sira

1. defect

Adjective

sira

1. broken