सीढ़ी
See also: साढे
Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀺𑀟𑁆𑀠𑀺 (siḍḍhi), from Sanskrit *श्रीढि (*śrīḍhi), from the ancestor of the Sanskrit root श्रिष् (śriṣ) / श्लिष् (śliṣ, “to attach, clasp”) + धि (dhi, “put, place”). Cognate to Marathi शिडी (śiḍī), Bengali সিঁড়ি (śĩṛi).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /siː.ɽʱiː/, /siː.ɽiː/
Noun
सीढ़ी • (sīṛhī) f (Urdu spelling سیڑھی)
- stair, step of a staircase
- सीढ़ियाँ चढ़के आगे चलो, वहीं बाथरूम है।
- sīṛhiyā̃ caṛhke āge calo, vahī̃ bāthrūm hai.
- After climbing the stairs, go straight, the bathroom is right there.
- ladder
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | सीढ़ी sīṛhī |
सीढ़ियाँ sīṛhiyā̃ |
| oblique | सीढ़ी sīṛhī |
सीढ़ियों sīṛhiyõ |
| vocative | सीढ़ी sīṛhī |
सीढ़ियो sīṛhiyo |
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “śrīḍhi”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “sīṛhī”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press