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lyre meaning in Pashto

سرينده srindá

/ˈlaɪ.ə//ˈlaɪ.ɚ/

lyre in Pashto: سرينده (srindá). In English, lyre means an ancient stringed musical instrument (a yoke lute chordophone) of Greek origin, consisting of two arms extending from a body to a crossbar (a yoke), and strings, parallel to the soundboard, connecting the body to the yoke.

Pashto words for lyre

lyre
سرينده srindá

English meaning of lyre

  1. noun An ancient stringed musical instrument (a yoke lute chordophone) of Greek origin, consisting of two arms extending from a body to a crossbar (a yoke), and strings, parallel to the soundboard, connecting the body to the yoke.
  2. noun Any instrument of the same musicological classification; any yoke lute.
  3. noun A lyre-shaped sheet music holder that attaches to a wind instrument when a music stand is impractical.
  4. noun A composer of lyric poetry.

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Questions about lyre in Pashto

What is the meaning of lyre in Pashto?
Lyre in Pashto is سرينده (srindá).
lyre په پښتو کې څه معنی لري؟
Lyre: سرينده (srindá).
What does lyre mean in English?
Lyre means an ancient stringed musical instrument (a yoke lute chordophone) of Greek origin, consisting of two arms extending from a body to a crossbar (a yoke), and strings, parallel to the soundboard, connecting the body to the yoke.

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Pashto words from Wiktionary's Pashto entries whose English meaning is “lyre”: سرينده. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: lyre (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Pashto words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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