سیاہ

See also: سیاه

Pahari-Potwari

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian سیاه (siyāh), from Avestan 𐬯𐬌𐬌𐬁𐬎𐬎𐬀 (siiāuua), ultimately from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćyaHwás.

Adjective

سِیاہ (siyāh)

  1. black

Urdu

Alternative forms

  • سیہ (siyah)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian سیاه (siyāh), from Avestan 𐬯𐬌𐬌𐬁𐬎𐬎𐬀 (siiāuua), ultimately from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćyaHwás. Cognate with Sanskrit श्याव (śyāva), Russian сивый (sivyj, “grey”), Lithuanian šývas (“light grey”), Old English hīew (whence English hue).

Adjective

سِیاہ • (siyāh) (Hindi spelling सियाह)

  1. black

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • سیاہی (siyāhī)
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