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Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀺𑀅 (satthia), from Sanskrit सार्थिक (sārthika), from सार्थ (sārtha) + -इक (-ika). Compare Nepali साथी (sāthī), Marathi साथी (sāthī).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /sɑː.t̪ʰiː/,
Noun
साथी • (sāthī) m (Urdu spelling ساتھی)
- friend, pal
- Synonyms: दोस्त (dost), मित्र (mitra), सखा (sakhā)
- ally, partner
- comrade (fellow communist or other political leftist)
Declension
Declension of साथी (masc ī-stem)
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singular
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plural
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साथी
sāthī
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साथी
sāthī
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| oblique
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साथी
sāthī
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साथियों
sāthiyõ
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| vocative
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साथी
sāthī
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साथियो
sāthiyo
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Derived terms
References
- Platts, John T. (1884) “साथी”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*sārthin”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
Nepali
Pronunciation
Noun
साथी • (sāthī)
- friend, mate
See also