Sri

Sri (Devanagari: श्री, IAST; Śrī), also transliterated as Sree or Shri or Shree is a word of Sanskrit origin, used in the Indian subcontinent as a polite form of address equivalent to the English "Mr." or "Ms." in written and spoken language, or as a title of veneration for deities (usually translated as "Holy").
==Etymology==
Sri has the root meaning of goddess of prosperity.
In Sanskrit grammar, Sri has the feminine gender. It is gender-specific in Sanskrit, but the assumption that it is masculine has resulted in the titles of Shrimati (abbreviated Smt) for married women and Sushri for women (independent of marital status).
==Usage==
Sri (also Sree, Shri, Shree, श्री) is a polite form of address equivalent to the English "Mr." or "Ms." The title is derived from Sanskrit श्रीमान् (śrīmān). This use may stem from the Puranic conception of prosperity.
Śrī is also frequently used as an epithet of some Hindu gods, in which case it is often translated into English as Holy. Also in language and general usage, Śrī if used by itself and not followed by any name then it refers to the supreme consciousness i.e. God.
Sri Devi (or in short Sri, another name of Lakshmi, consort of Vishnu) is the devi (goddess) of wealth according to Hindu beliefs. Among today's orthodox Vaishnavas, the English word "Shree" is a revered syllable and is used to refer to Lakshmi as the supreme goddess, while "Sri" or "Shri" is used to address humans.
Śrī is one of the names of Ganesha, the Hindu god of prosperity.
Sri may be repeated up to five times, depending on the status of the person, see Sri Sri. E.g. king Birendra of Nepal was addressed as Sri paanch (sri x5) as in Sri paanch ko sarkaar (His majesty's government).
===Other current usage===
Sri, along with the forms Srimati (for married women, equivalent to English Mrs.) and Susri, is often used by Hindus, Buddhists, Sikhs and Jains as a respectful affix to the names of celebrated or revered persons.
There is a common practice of writing Śrī as the first word centralised in line at the beginning of a document.
Another usage is as an emphatic compound (which can be used several times: sri sri, or sri sri sri, etc.) in princely styles, notably in Darbar Sri, Desai Shri, and Thakur Sri or Shrii Shrii Anandamurti, the founder of the social and spiritual movement Ananda Marga (the Path of Bliss).
The honorific can also be applied to objects and concepts that are widely respected, such as the Sikh religious text, the Sri Guru Granth Sahib. Similarly, when the Ramlila tradition of reenacting the Ramayana is referred to as an institution, the term Sri Ramlila is frequently used.
===Indian music===
Its usage is common as a raga name, either as a prefix or postfix. Some examples are Shree, Bageshree, Dhanashree, Malashree, Jayantashree, Rageshree, and Shree ranjani.
==Other languages==
=== South and Southeast Asia ===
Śri is used in most languages of the Indian subcontinent and Seri is used in most of the languages of southeast Asia:
Language/Script	Śrī written as 	Notes
Assamese 	শ্রী 	
Bengali 	শ্রী 	
Devanagari 	श्री 	
Indonesian 	Sri 	Often used as a title of veneration, however "Sri" also the name of ancient Java rice goddess Dewi Sri and also for royal usage such as "Sri Bhaginda", etc.
Javanese 	(Sri, conjuct form may not be shown properly)	Javanese language treats it as a common part of names in, for example, the name of former Indonesian finance minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati.
Kannada 	 	
Malay 	سري (Seri) 	
Malayalam 	ശ്രീ 	
Myanmar 	(thiri) 	See Tamil below.
Oriya 	ଶ୍ରୀ 	
Punjabi 	ਸ਼੍ਰੀ 	
Sinhala 	ශ්‍රී 	
Tamil 	ஸ்ரீ (Shre or Shree) 	Its Tamil equivalent (Thiru) is also used.
Telugu 	శ్రీ 	
Thai 	(Siri) and (Sri or Si) 	Thai place names below.
Visayan 	Si, Seri 	
===Place names===
The honorific is incorporated into many place names. A partial list:
*Sri Kalahasti , Andhra Pradesh , one of the most holy temples of lord Siva in India.
*Srisailam , Andhra Pradesh,a Siva temple, also one of the holiest places of worship for Hindus.
*Srikakulam,a town in northern Andhra Pradesh.
*Sri City an integrated township located in Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu border.
*Sree Khetra Name of the Puri Jagannath Dham, Odisha. one of the four Dham in Hindu religion .
* Sree Mandira () is a famous Hindu temple dedicated to Jagannath (Krishna) and located in the coastal town of Puri in Odisha.
* Sri Lanka, an island country at the south tip of India.
* Sri Perumbudur, a town in the State of Tamil Nadu
* Sri Rangam, an island zone in the city of Tiruchirapalli, in South India.
* Sri Nagar where nagar means a city is the capital of the northernmost state of Jammu and Kashmir
* Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte the administrative capital of Sri Lanka.
* Srivijaya, a former kingdom centered on Sumatra, Indonesia.
* Sri (), pronounced and usually transliterated Si in Thailand place names:
:Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya (), formal name of city and province of Ayutthaya
:Nakhon Si Thammarat () city and province
:Sisaket () city and province
* Wat Si Saket in Vientiane, Laos.
* Bandar Seri Begawan
==References==
Category:Titles in India
Category:Honorifics
Category:Hindu texts
Category:Prefixes