सही

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See also: सेही, साही, सिंह, सह, and सौंह

Hindi

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Classical Persian (sahīh), from Arabic صَحِيح (ṣaḥīḥ). Compare Assamese চহী (sohi), Bengali সই (śoi, “signature”), Gujarati સહી (sahī), Kannada ಸಹಿ (sahi), Marathi सही (sahī), Punjabi ਸਹੀ (sahī) / سَہی (sahy).

Pronunciation

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /sə.ɦiː/,
(colloquial) IPA^(key): /sə.iː/

Adjective

सही • (sahī) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling صحیح)

right, correct, accurate
क्या यह बनारस का सही रास्ता है?
kyā yah banāras kā sahī rāstā hai?
Is this the right way to Benares?

Synonyms

ठीक (ṭhīk)

Antonyms

ग़लत (ġalat)

Etymology 2

Verb

सही • (sahī) (Urdu spelling سہی)

inflection of सहना (sahnā):
1. feminine singular perfective participle
2. feminine singular perfect indicative

References

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “सही”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
Bahri, Hardev (1989) “सही”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
Platts, John T. (1884) “सही”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian (sahīh), from Arabic صَحِيح (ṣaḥīḥ). Compare Bengali সই (śoi, “signature”), Gujarati સહી (sahī), Hindi सही (sahī), Kannada ಸಹಿ (sahi), Punjabi ਸਹੀ (sahī) / سَہی (sahy).

Noun

सही • (sahī) f

signature

References

Berntsen, Maxine, “सही”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “सई”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण (1932-1950) “सई”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे : महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).

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