سیر
sēr
سیر (sēr) is the Dari word for garlic.
Meaning: plant (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
sēr
Did you know?
- Ancient Persians once named a month of their calendar after the activity of collecting سیر.
- While the Dari word is spelled سیر, a learner might confuse it with the Arabic-derived word for 'journey' if they do not pay close attention to the context.
- In Afghan culture, garlic is often used in traditional folk medicine to treat respiratory issues and high blood pressure.
Examples in context
- سیر یک آنتی بیوتیک طبیعی است.Garlic is a natural antibiotic.This sentence shows how to describe the medicinal properties of سیر.Tatoeba #12176618 by cojiluc, translation #8986650 by CK
- لطفاً سیر را به غذا اضافه کنید.Please add garlic to the food.
- من برای پختن غذا سیر میخرم.man baraye pukhtan-e ghaza seer mikharam.I buy garlic for cooking food.
- این سیر بسیار تازه است.een seer besyar taza ast.This garlic is very fresh.
Example conversation
At a local grocery market.
- سارا Saraآیا شما سیر هم دارید؟aya shoma seer ham darid?Do you have garlic too?
- حسین Husseinبله، سیر تازه داریم.ba-le, seer-e taza darim.Yes, we have fresh garlic.
- سارا Saraلطفاً دو حبه سیر به من بدهید.lotfan do haba-ye seer ba man bedahid.Please give me two cloves of garlic.
- حسین Husseinحتماً، بفرمایید.hatman, befarmayid.Certainly, here you go.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “garlic” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries سیر, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
