साड़ी

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) IPA(key): /sɑː.ɽiː/, [säː.ɽiː]

Noun

साड़ी • (sāṛīf (Urdu spelling سَاڑِی)

  1. sari (traditional dress of women in the Indian Subcontinent)

Declension

Declension of साड़ी (fem ī-stem)
singular plural
direct साड़ी
sāṛī
साड़ियाँ
sāṛiyā̃
oblique साड़ी
sāṛī
साड़ियों
sāṛiyõ
vocative साड़ी
sāṛī
साड़ियो
sāṛiyo

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