स्याह

Hindi

Alternative forms

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).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /sjɑːɦ/, [sjäːʱ]

Adjective

स्याह • (syāh) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling سیاہ)

  1. black
    Synonyms: काला (kālā), कृष्ण (kŕṣṇa)
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