ser

Meaning

Noun

1. (masculine) head
2. (masculine) point, tip
3. (masculine) beginning, start
4. (masculine) end, extremity
5. (colloquial,masculine,vulgar) penis, dick

Prep

1. on, on top (with li (“on; at”))
2. over (with bi (“with”) or di ... re (“through”))

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *cŕ̥Hah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćŕ̥Has (“head, top”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱŕ̥h₂-os, derived from the root *ḱerh₂- (“head, horn”). As used in the sense of "over" displaced wer, which got the sense of "around" instead.

Sentences

Ew bi ser ketin .

They won.

Qise tê ser qisê.

Story after story.

Li ser mirov tesîreke pir xweş dike.

It has a very good effect on people.

Bi awayekî xweşik li ser lênûsa xwe binivîsin.

Write beautifully on your phone.

Li ser vê yekê min hestên tevlihev hene.

I have mixed feelings about this.

Di her ceribandina xwe de bi ser neket.

He failed in every attempt.

Di ser wê bûyerê re kelogirî bû.

There was an uproar over that incident.

Bi wê seqema serê sibehê re Zînê jî zû rabûbû ser xwe .

Zin had woken up early with that early morning session.