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sirrah

Syllables: sir·rahUK/ˈsɪɹə/

sirrah noun: a term of address to an inferior male or more commonly a child. A modern-day equivalent would be "little man".

Noun

sirrah (plural sirrahs)

  1. (obsolete) A term of address to an inferior male or more commonly a child. A modern-day equivalent would be "little man".
    • Kemp. Yea marry, let them come before mee, what is your name, friend? / Bor. Borachio. / Kem. Pray write downe Borachio. Yours ſirra. / Con. I am a Gentleman ſir, and my name is Conrade.1598–1599 (first performance), William Shakespeare, “Much Adoe about Nothing”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...
    • VVhat ſay you to a leg of Beef novv, ſirha?c. 1613 (first performance), John Fletcher, “The Tragedie of Bonduca”, in Comedies and Tragedies […], London: […] Humphrey Robinson, […], and for Humphrey Moseley […], published 1647, →OCLC, Act II...

Proper noun capitalized: Sirrah

Sirrah

  1. Synonym of Alpheratz.
    Synonyms:
    Alpheratz

sirrah meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam and Sinhala

sirrah in Hindi

term of address to an inferior male or more commonly a child
अरे are

sirrah in Tamil

term of address to an inferior male or more commonly a child
டேய் ṭēy

sirrah in Malayalam

term of address to an inferior male or more commonly a child
എടാ eṭā

sirrah in Sinhala

sirrah, you there
අඩෝ aḍō

Synonyms of sirrah

Forms of sirrah

Noun
pluralsirrahs
Proper noun
alternative formSirah

Origin of sirrah

An extended form of sir; the source of the final vowel is unclear. See also siree.

From Arabic سُرَّة (surra, “navel”).

Words that rhyme with sirrah

Questions about sirrah

What does sirrah mean?
Sirrah means a term of address to an inferior male or more commonly a child. A modern-day equivalent would be "little man".
What is sirrah in Hindi?
Sirrah in Hindi is अरे (are). See Sirrah meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is sirrah?
Sirrah can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce sirrah?
Sirrah is pronounced /ˈsɪɹə/ (UK).
What is the plural of sirrah?
The plural of sirrah is sirrahs.

Words near sirrah in the dictionary

  1. sirple
  2. sirpled
  3. sirples
  4. sirpling
  5. sirra
  6. sirrah
  7. sirrahs
  8. sirrakee
  9. sirras
  10. sirred
  11. sirree

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Adapted from Wiktionary: sirrah (page history and authors); Sirrah (page history and authors); අඩෝ (Sinhala) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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