Sayara, Sayāra, Shayara, Śāyarā: 7 definitions

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Sayara means something in the history of ancient India, Marathi, Jainism, Prakrit, Hindi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

Alternative spellings of this word include Shayar.

India history and geography

Sāyara.—(PJS), Arabic shāher; a tax on palm-tree juice. Note: sāyara is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical Glossary
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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

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Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

sayāra (सयार).—m Witchcraft &c.

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sāyara (सायर).—f A train or line &c. See sāīra.

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sāyara (सायर).—n ( A) Duties on commodities or chattels, excise: also excise-booth, -stand, or -station.

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sāyarā (सायरा).—m (sāya Cream.) A film, pellicle, layer, coating, crust.

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

sāyara (सायर).—f A train or line. n Excise.

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sāyarā (सायरा).—m A film, pellich.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English
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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

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Hindi dictionary

Śāyara (शायर) [Also spelled shayar]:—(nm) a poet; ~[rānā] poetic, befitting a poet; ~[] poetry, poetic composition.

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary
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Prakrit-English dictionary

1) Sāyara (सायर) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Sāgara.

2) Sāyara (सायर) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Sādara.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary
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Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Sāyara (ಸಾಯರ):—[noun] =ಸಾಯರು [sayaru].

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus
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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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Nepali dictionary

1) Śāyara (शायर):—n. a poet;

2) Śāyarā (शायरा):—n. fem. poetess;

3) Sāyara (सायर):—n. 1. sea. ocean; 2. a fence made of clothes; 3. a poet (esp. of Urdu and Arabic languages);

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary
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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

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