सितंबर (sitambar)

noun The month of September in the Gregorian calendar, used exactly like other borrowed month names in everyday Hindi.
Sense 1 : the month of September
noun, masculine
Synonyms: सितम्बर (sitambar, variant spelling)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: Like all the Gregorian month names in Hindi, सितंबर (sitambar) is a direct borrowing from English and is used identically in speech and writing, including on calendars, in news, and in school contexts -- there is no separate traditional Hindi word for it in everyday use. It's a good example of how the Hindi calendar system comfortably runs the Gregorian months alongside the older lunar Hindu calendar months (like सावन saavan or भादों bhaadon) without any tension between the two.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes add an unnecessary case ending or article before the month name; in Hindi, month names are used bare, e.g. सितंबर में (sitambar men, 'in September') rather than trying to mimic English structure. 2) The spelling wavers between सितंबर (sitambar) with an anusvara and सितम्बर (sitambar) with a full म -- both are common and correct, so don't be surprised to see either in print.
Sample Sentences:
सितंबर में स्कूल फिर से खुल जाते हैं। Schools reopen in September.
(sitambar men skool phir se khul jaate hain।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
मेरा जन्मदिन सितंबर में होता है। My birthday is in September.
(meraa janmdin sitambar men hotaa hai।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
पिछले सितंबर में हम शिमला गए थे। Last September, we went to Shimla.
(pichhle sitambar men ham shimlaa gae the।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
अगले सितंबर तक यह प्रोजेक्ट पूरा हो जाएगा। This project will be completed by next September.
(agle sitambar tak yah projekt pooraa ho jaaegaa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Future -- Voice: Active
क्या तुम सितंबर में परीक्षा दे रहे हो? Are you taking the exam in September?
(kyaa tum sitambar men pariikshaa de rahe ho?)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Continuous -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
अगर सितंबर में बारिश नहीं होती, तो फसल खराब हो जाती। If it hadn't rained in September, the crop would have been ruined.
(agar sitambar men baarish nahiin hotii, to phasal kharaab ho jaatii।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Habitual -- Voice: Active
बैठक की तारीख सितंबर के लिए तय की गई है। The date of the meeting has been fixed for September.
(baithak kii taariikh sitambar ke lie tay kii gaii hai।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Passive
सितंबर आते ही मौसम थोड़ा ठंडा होने लगता है। As soon as September arrives, the weather starts getting a bit cooler.
(sitambar aate hii mausam thodaa thandaa hone lagtaa hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
कृपया अपना फॉर्म सितंबर के अंत तक जमा कर दें। Please submit your form by the end of September.
(kripyaa apnaa phorm sitambar ke ant tak jamaa kar den।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
शायद सितंबर में उसकी शादी हो जाए। Perhaps his wedding will happen in September.
(shaayad sitambar men uskii shaadii ho jaae।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Voice: Active
पंद्रह सितंबर को इंजीनियर्स डे मनाया जाता है। Engineers' Day is celebrated on the fifteenth of September.
(pandrah sitambar ko injiiniyars de manaayaa jaataa hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Passive
Morphology
Noun
(sg.m.direct): सितंबर (sitambar)
(sg.m.oblique): सितंबर (sitambar)
(pl.m.direct): सितंबर (sitambar)
(pl.m.oblique): सितंबरों (sitambron)