साय

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See also: सय and साया

Hindi

Etymology

From Sanskrit साय (sāya).

Noun

साय (sāyam (Urdu spelling سایہ)

  1. end
  2. termination
  3. evening
  4. arrow

Declension

Pali

Alternative forms

Noun

साय

  1. Devanagari script form of sāya


See also

You are probably looking for सायं (adverb) (sāyaṃ, in the evening).

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-European *seh₁- (long, lasting); related to सायम् (sāyam, in the evening), Latin sērus (late, slow), Gothic 𐍃𐌴𐌹𐌸𐌿𐍃 (seiþus, late).

Noun

साय (sāya) stemn

  1. end
  2. termination
  3. the close of day, evening
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Declension
Neuter a-stem declension of साय (sāya)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative सायम्
sāyam
साये
sāye
सायानि / साया¹
sāyāni / sāyā¹
Vocative साय
sāya
साये
sāye
सायानि / साया¹
sāyāni / sāyā¹
Accusative सायम्
sāyam
साये
sāye
सायानि / साया¹
sāyāni / sāyā¹
Instrumental सायेन
sāyena
सायाभ्याम्
sāyābhyām
सायैः / सायेभिः¹
sāyaiḥ / sāyebhiḥ¹
Dative सायाय
sāyāya
सायाभ्याम्
sāyābhyām
सायेभ्यः
sāyebhyaḥ
Ablative सायात्
sāyāt
सायाभ्याम्
sāyābhyām
सायेभ्यः
sāyebhyaḥ
Genitive सायस्य
sāyasya
साययोः
sāyayoḥ
सायानाम्
sāyānām
Locative साये
sāye
साययोः
sāyayoḥ
सायेषु
sāyeṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Etymology 2

Related to सायक (sāyaka); see there for more.

Noun

साय (sāya) stemm

  1. a missile, arrow
Declension
Masculine a-stem declension of साय (sāya)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative सायः
sāyaḥ
सायौ / साया¹
sāyau / sāyā¹
सायाः / सायासः¹
sāyāḥ / sāyāsaḥ¹
Vocative साय
sāya
सायौ / साया¹
sāyau / sāyā¹
सायाः / सायासः¹
sāyāḥ / sāyāsaḥ¹
Accusative सायम्
sāyam
सायौ / साया¹
sāyau / sāyā¹
सायान्
sāyān
Instrumental सायेन
sāyena
सायाभ्याम्
sāyābhyām
सायैः / सायेभिः¹
sāyaiḥ / sāyebhiḥ¹
Dative सायाय
sāyāya
सायाभ्याम्
sāyābhyām
सायेभ्यः
sāyebhyaḥ
Ablative सायात्
sāyāt
सायाभ्याम्
sāyābhyām
सायेभ्यः
sāyebhyaḥ
Genitive सायस्य
sāyasya
साययोः
sāyayoḥ
सायानाम्
sāyānām
Locative साये
sāye
साययोः
sāyayoḥ
सायेषु
sāyeṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Noun

साय (sāya) stemn

  1. unloosing, unyoking, turning in

References

  • Monier Williams (1899) “साय”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, , new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, pages 1207/2-3.
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎ (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 725