ثانیه
Ottoman Turkish
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic ثَانِيَة (ṯāniya).
Noun
ثانیه • (saniye)
- second (unit of time)
Derived terms
- ثانیهلی (saniyeli, “with a second hand; with a timer”)
Descendants
References
- Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), “saniye”, in The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN
Persian
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic ثَانِيَة (ṯāniya).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /saː.ni.ˈja/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [sɑː.ni.jä]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [sɒː.ni.je]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [sɔ.ni.jä]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | sāniya |
| Dari reading? | sāniya |
| Iranian reading? | sâniye |
| Tajik reading? | soniya |
Noun
ثانیه • (sāniya / sâniye) (plural ثانیهها (sāniya-hā / sâniye-hâ), Tajik spelling сония)
- second (unit of time)
- یک دقیقه شصت ثانیه دارد.
- yek daqiqe šast sâniye dârad.
- One minute has sixty seconds.
Descendants
- → Hindustani:
- Hindi: सानिया (sāniyā)
- Urdu: ثانیہ (sāniyā)