Borrowed from Classical Persian صَحِیح (sahīh), with a semantic narrowing in Indian Persian,[1] from Arabic صَحِيح (ṣaḥīḥ, “correct, valid”). First attested in the 18th century[1] as Middle Bengali সহি (śohi). Doublet of সহীহ (sohih), borrowed directly from Arabic.
সই • (śoi)
| Inflection of সই | |||
| nominative | সই śoi | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| objective | সই / সইকে śoi (semantically general or indefinite) / śoike (semantically definite) | ||
| genitive | সইর śoir | ||
| locative | সইতে śoite | ||
| Indefinite forms | |||
| nominative | সই śoi | ||
| objective | সই / সইকে śoi (semantically general or indefinite) / śoike (semantically definite) | ||
| genitive | সইর śoir | ||
| locative | সইতে śoite | ||
| Definite forms | |||
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | সইটা , সইটি śoiṭa (colloquial), śoiṭi (formal) |
সইগুলা, সইগুলো śoigula (colloquial), śoigulo (formal) | |
| objective | সইটা, সইটি śoiṭa (colloquial), śoiṭi (formal) |
সইগুলা, সইগুলো śoigula (colloquial), śoigulo (formal) | |
| genitive | সইটার, সইটির śoiṭar (colloquial), śoiṭir (formal) |
সইগুলার, সইগুলোর śoigular (colloquial), śoigulor (formal) | |
| locative | সইটাতে / সইটায়, সইটিতে śoiṭate / śoiṭay (colloquial), śoiṭite (formal) |
সইগুলাতে / সইগুলায়, সইগুলোতে śoigulate / śoigulay (colloquial), śoigulote (formal) | |
| Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke). | |||
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀲𑀳𑀺 (sahi), from Sanskrit सखी (sakhī). Doublet of সখী (śokhi).
সই • (śoi)