سہیلی
Urdu
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit सखि (sakhi, “friend, companion”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *sákʰā, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sokʷ-yo, from the root *sekʷ- (“to follow”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /sə.ɦeː.liː/
- Rhymes: -iː
Noun
سَہیْلی • (sahelī) f (Hindi spelling सहेली)
- female friend, companion
- Synonym: دوست (dost)
Declension
Declension of سہیلی | ||
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singular | plural | |
direct | سہیلی (sahelī) | سہیلیاں (saheliyā̃) |
oblique | سہیلی (sahelī) | سہیلیوں (saheliyō̃) |
vocative | سہیلی (sahelī) | سہیلیو (saheliyō) |
References
- “سہیلی”, in اُردُو لُغَت (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
- “سہیلی”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.