# sitar
## English
### Alternative forms

* setar

### Etymology

From Hindi सितार (sitār) / Urdu ستار (sitār), from Classical Persian سه‌تار (si-tār, literally “three strings”). Doublet of setar.

### Pronunciation

* Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)

### Noun

sitar (plural sitars)
* (music) A Hindustani/Indian classical stringed instrument, typically having a gourd as its resonating chamber.

#### Derived terms

* electric sitar
* sitarist
* Sitarmaker

#### See also

* guitar

### References

* ↑ McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “सितार”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 1013
* ↑ “sitar”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

### Anagrams

* ISTAR, Ritsa, Sarti, Stair, Trias, airts, arist, astir, stair, stria, tarsi, tiars, tisar

## Cebuano
### Etymology 1

Undetermined.

#### Alternative forms

* sita

#### Verb

sitar
* to accost; to approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with a demand or request

### Etymology 2

From English sitar, from Persian سه‌تار (se-târ, “three strings”).

#### Noun

sitar
* sitar (a Hindustani/Indian classical stringed instrument, typically having a gourd as its resonating chamber)

## Finnish
### Etymology

Ultimately from Persian سه‌تار (se-târ).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈsitɑr/, [ˈs̠it̪ɑ̝r]
* Rhymes: -itɑr
* Hyphenation: si‧tar

### Noun

sitar
* (music) sitar (instrument)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of sitar (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
sitarini
sitarini
accusative
nom.
sitarini
sitarini
gen.
sitarini
genitive
sitarini
sitarieni sitareideni sitareitteni
partitive
sitariani
sitareitani sitarejani
inessive
sitarissani
sitareissani
elative
sitaristani
sitareistani
illative
sitariini
sitareihini
adessive
sitarillani
sitareillani
ablative
sitariltani
sitareiltani
allative
sitarilleni
sitareilleni
essive
sitarinani
sitareinani
translative
sitarikseni
sitareikseni
abessive
sitarittani
sitareittani
instructive
comitative
—sitareineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
sitarisi
sitarisi
accusative
nom.
sitarisi
sitarisi
gen.
sitarisi
genitive
sitarisi
sitariesi sitareidesi sitareittesi
partitive
sitariasi
sitareitasi sitarejasi
inessive
sitarissasi
sitareissasi
elative
sitaristasi
sitareistasi
illative
sitariisi
sitareihisi
adessive
sitarillasi
sitareillasi
ablative
sitariltasi
sitareiltasi
allative
sitarillesi
sitareillesi
essive
sitarinasi
sitareinasi
translative
sitariksesi
sitareiksesi
abessive
sitarittasi
sitareittasi
instructive
comitative
—sitareinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
sitarimme
sitarimme
accusative
nom.
sitarimme
sitarimme
gen.
sitarimme
genitive
sitarimme
sitariemme sitareidemme sitareittemme
partitive
sitariamme
sitareitamme sitarejamme
inessive
sitarissamme
sitareissamme
elative
sitaristamme
sitareistamme
illative
sitariimme
sitareihimme
adessive
sitarillamme
sitareillamme
ablative
sitariltamme
sitareiltamme
allative
sitarillemme
sitareillemme
essive
sitarinamme
sitareinamme
translative
sitariksemme
sitareiksemme
abessive
sitarittamme
sitareittamme
instructive
comitative
—sitareinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
sitarinne
sitarinne
accusative
nom.
sitarinne
sitarinne
gen.
sitarinne
genitive
sitarinne
sitarienne sitareidenne sitareittenne
partitive
sitarianne
sitareitanne sitarejanne
inessive
sitarissanne
sitareissanne
elative
sitaristanne
sitareistanne
illative
sitariinne
sitareihinne
adessive
sitarillanne
sitareillanne
ablative
sitariltanne
sitareiltanne
allative
sitarillenne
sitareillenne
essive
sitarinanne
sitareinanne
translative
sitariksenne
sitareiksenne
abessive
sitarittanne
sitareittanne
instructive
comitative
—sitareinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
sitarinsa
sitarinsa
accusative
nom.
sitarinsa
sitarinsa
gen.
sitarinsa
genitive
sitarinsa
sitariensa sitareidensa sitareittensa
partitive
sitariaan sitariansa
sitareitaan sitarejaan sitareitansa sitarejansa
inessive
sitarissaan sitarissansa
sitareissaan sitareissansa
elative
sitaristaan sitaristansa
sitareistaan sitareistansa
illative
sitariinsa
sitareihinsa
adessive
sitarillaan sitarillansa
sitareillaan sitareillansa
ablative
sitariltaan sitariltansa
sitareiltaan sitareiltansa
allative
sitarilleen sitarillensa
sitareilleen sitareillensa
essive
sitarinaan sitarinansa
sitareinaan sitareinansa
translative
sitarikseen sitariksensa
sitareikseen sitareiksensa
abessive
sitarittaan sitarittansa
sitareittaan sitareittansa
instructive
comitative
—sitareineen sitareinensa :

#### Derived terms

* sitaristi
* sitarkonsertto

### Further reading

* “sitar”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

### Anagrams

* rasit, rasti, risat, ritsa, sarit, sitra, trias

## French
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Noun

sitar m (plural sitars)
* sitar

### Further reading

* “sitar”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

## Italian
### Etymology

From Persian سه‌تار (se-târ), meaning “three strings”.

### Noun

sitar m (invariable)
* (music) sitar

### Anagrams

* -astri, Taris, Trias, astri, rista, rista', ristà, sarti, stari, stira, stria, tarsi

## Northern Kurdish
### Noun

sitar f
* Alternative form of star.

## Portuguese
### Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi सितार (sitār).

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /siˈtaʁ/ [siˈtah]
* (Brazil) IPA: /siˈtaʁ/ [siˈtah]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /siˈtaɾ/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /siˈtaʁ/ [siˈtaχ]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /siˈtaɻ/
* (Portugal) IPA: /siˈtaɾ/
* (Portugal) IPA: /siˈtaɾ/
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /siˈta.ɾi/
* Homophone: citar

### Noun

sitar m or (nonstandard) f (plural sitares)
* (music) sitar (Indian string instrument)

## Romanian
### Etymology

Unknown.

### Noun

sitar m (plural sitari)
* Eurasian woodcock (Scolopax rusticola)

#### Declension
## Spanish
### Alternative forms

* shitar (historic)

### Noun

sitar m (plural sitares)
* (music) sitar (Indian string instrument)

### Further reading

* “sitar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10
* sitar | Diccionario histórico de la lengua española
* sitar | Tesoro de los diccionarios históricos de la lengua española | RAE - ASALE

## Swedish
### Etymology

From Hindi सितार (sitār) and Urdu ستار (sitār), from Classical Persian سه‌تار (si-tār).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /sɪˈtɑːr/

### Noun

sitar c
* (music) sitar (Indian string instrument)

#### Declension
### References

* sitar in Svensk ordbok (SO)

### Anagrams

* Ritas, riats, ritas