सीधा

See also: सुधा, सुध, संधि, सीधे, साधू, and साधु

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀺𑀤𑁆𑀥 (siddha), from Sanskrit सिद्ध (siddha).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /siː.d̪ʱɑː/, [siː.d̪ʱäː]
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Adjective

सीधा • (sīdhā) (Urdu spelling سیدھا)

  1. direct
  2. straight
    1. In a straight line (without curves)
      सीधी रेखा ― sīdhī rekhā ― straight line
    2. (informal, colloquial, slang) Straight (heterosexual)
      वह बंदा सीधा है। ― vah bandā sīdhā hai. ― That guy is straight.
  3. upright, erect
  4. uncompromising
  5. unpretentious, unassuming; humble
    वह बहुत ही सीधा आदमी है।
    vah bahut hī sīdhā ādmī hai.
    He is quite the unassuming man.

Declension

Declension of सीधा (ā-stem)
masculine feminine
singular plural singular plural
direct सीधा
sīdhā 		सीधे
sīdhe 		सीधी
sīdhī 		सीधी
sīdhī
oblique सीधे
sīdhe 		सीधे
sīdhe 		सीधी
sīdhī 		सीधी
sīdhī
vocative सीधे
sīdhe 		सीधे
sīdhe 		सीधी
sīdhī 		सीधी
sīdhī

Descendants

  • → Gulf Arabic: سيدا

References

  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “siddha”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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