sirdar
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sirdar
- /ˈsɜːdɑː/ UK
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Urdu سردار, Hindi सरदार (sardār), from Persian سردار (sardâr). Doublet of serdar and Sardar.
noun sirdars
- A high-ranking person in India and other areas of west-central Asia; a chief, a headman. Only last week a paper on the question of early marriage in India was read by a young Sikh Sirdar of Kapurthala, in which this supremely important and delicate subject was treated with a tact and frankness which did him the utmost credit. […¶…¶…¶] During the discussion on Sirdar Arjun Sing’s paper,
- A rank assigned to the commander-in-chief of the Egyptian Army during the British occupation of Egypt. Sir Reginald, as Sirdar of the Egyptian Army, had been put in command of the British military side of the Arab adventure in place of Sir Henry McMahon
- The leader of a group of Sherpa mountain guides.
Translations
Talk about this word "sirdar." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sirdar. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. sirdar. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sirdar "sirdar." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sirdar.Cite this
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title = {sirdar},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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