साड़ी
See also: सड़ा and साडी
Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀸𑀟𑀻 (sāḍī), from Sanskrit शाटी (śāṭī), from शाट (śāṭa, “strip of cloth”). Doublet of शाल (śāl) through Persian. Compare Punjabi ਸਾੜ੍ਹੀ (sāṛhī) / ساڑھی (sāṛhī), Sindhi ساڙهيِ / साढ़ी, Gujarati સાડી (sāḍī), Marathi साडी (sāḍī), Bengali শাড়ি (śaṛi), Assamese শাৰী (xari), Sylheti ꠢꠣꠠꠤ (haṛi), Malayalam സാരി (sāri).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /sɑː.ɽiː/, [s̪äː.ɽiː]
Noun
साड़ी • (sāṛī) f (Urdu spelling سَاڑِی)
- sari (traditional dress of women in the Indian Subcontinent)
Declension
Declension of साड़ी (fem ī-stem)
singular | plural | |
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direct | साड़ी sāṛī | साड़ियाँ sāṛiyā̃ |
oblique | साड़ी sāṛī | साड़ियों sāṛiyõ |
vocative | साड़ी sāṛī | साड़ियो sāṛiyo |
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “śāṭa1”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press