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Appendix:Variations of "sir" English Etymology 1 Noun en sir. I 69–70 70 “Every minute,” continued M. Krempe with warmth, “every instant that you have wasted on those books is utterly and entirely lost. You have burdened your memory with exploded systems, and useless names. Good God! in what desert land have you lived, where no one was kind enough to inform you that these fancies, which you have so greedily imbibed, are a thousand years old, and as musty as they are ancient? I little expected in this enlightened and scientific age to find a disciple of Albertus Magnus and Paracelsus. My dear Sir, you must begin your studies entirely anew.” en Bill Gladstone The oldest family in the world w:Jewish Telegraphic Agency https://www.jta.org/2004/10/24/lifestyle/the-oldest-family-in-the-world 2004-10-24 The family tree boasts an astonishing array of celebrated historical figures from the prophet Isaiah to Sir Isaiah Berlin, from Felix Mendelssohn to Karl Marx and Moses Montefiore. The list also includes Yehudi Menuhin, Helena Rubinstein, the Rothschilds and even Rosenstein himself. https://web.archive.org/web/20260226170126/https://www.jta.org/2004/10/24/lifestyle/the-oldest-family-in-the-world 26 February 2026 en British The titular prefix given to a knight or baronet. en Philippines colloquial or informal A respectful term of address or reference to a man of higher rank or position before the man's given name or nickname. Usage notes The title "Sir" is used with the knight's given or full name, but not his family name. If John Smith is knighted, he is known as Sir John Smith or Sir John, but properly never Sir Smith. He may thus be called Sir John wherever he would formerly have been called Mr. Smith. Coordinate terms en Dame (woman who holds a knighthood; used with her given name or full name) en Lady (title used for the wife of a knight or baronet, with her married last name) Translations title Arabic: ar سِير m ser Armenian: hy Սըր Burmese: my ဆာ Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 爵士 juéshì Georgian: ka სერ Greek: el Σέρ Hindi: hi सर m Japanese: ja 卿 きょう, kyō, ja サー sā Korean: ko 경, ko 서 Macedonian: mk Сер m Māori: mi Tā Marathi: mr सर Persian: fa سر ser Russian: ru сэр m Сэр Scottish Gaelic: gd Ridire m an Ridire, gd Sir m Thai: th เซอร์ Etymology 2 Proper noun en Syr. en 1884 Ernest George Ravenstein; et al Élisée Reclus The Earth and Its Inhabitants Vol. VI, p. 187 The Kara-tau, or "Black Mountain," the last spur of the Tian-shan towards the north-west, seldom exceeds 6,500 feet in height, but is geographically of great importance, as forming the water-parting between the Sir and Chu basins. It also abounds most in coal, iron, copper, and argentiferous lead. Anagrams en irs Sri IRS RSI ISR IRs Isr. R.I.S. RIs SRI R. I. S. RIS