सही

See also: सेही, साही, सिंह, सह, and सौंह

Hindi

Etymology 1

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Arabic صَحِيح (ṣaḥīḥ)bor.

Classical Persian صَحِیح (sahīh)bor.

Hindi सही

Borrowed from Classical Persian صَحِیح (sahīh), borrowed from Arabic صَحِيح (ṣaḥīḥ).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /sə.ɦiː/, [sɐ.ɦiː]
• (colloquial) IPA^(key): /sə(.)iː/

Adjective

सही • (sahī) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling صحیح)

1. right, correct, accurate

   क्या यह बनारस का सही रास्ता है?

   kyā yah banāras kā sahī rāstā hai?

   Is this the right way to Benares?

Synonyms

• ठीक (ṭhīk)

Antonyms

• ग़लत (ġalat)

Etymology 2

Verb

सही • (sahī) (Urdu spelling سہی)

1. inflection of सहना (sahnā):
   1. feminine singular perfective participle
   2. feminine singular perfect indicative

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “सही”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Bahri, Hardev (1989), “सही”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• Platts, John T. (1884), “सही”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.

Marathi

Etymology

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Arabic صَحِيح (ṣaḥīḥ)bor.

Classical Persian صَحِیح (sahīh)bor.

Marathi सही

Borrowed from Classical Persian صَحِیح (sahīh) with a semantic narrowing from “right, correct” to “signature” in Indian Persian, from Arabic صَحِيح (ṣaḥīḥ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sə.ɦi/, [sə.ɦiː]
• (colloquial) IPA^(key): /sə.i/
• Hyphenation: स‧ही
• Rhymes: -i

Noun

सही • (sahī) f

1. signature

   Synonym: स्वाक्षरी (svākṣarī)

   सही करणे ― sahī karṇe ― to sign

Declension

Declension of सही (fem ī-stem)

	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	सही sahī	सह्या sahyā
oblique सामान्यरूप	सही sahī	सह्यां- sahyā̃-
accusative / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	सहीला sahīlā	सह्यांना sahyānnā
ergative	सहीने, सहीनं sahīne, sahīna	सह्यांनी sahyānnī
instrumental	सहीशी sahīśī	सह्यांशी sahyāuśī
locative सप्तमी	सहीत sahīt	सह्यांत sahyānta
vocative संबोधन	सही sahī	सह्यांनो sahyānno

Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions.
There is no space between the stem and the postposition.
Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.

Genitive declension of सही (fem ī-stem)

	masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म		feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म		neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म		oblique सामान्यरूप
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular* एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन
singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता	सहीचा sahīcā	सहीचे sahīce	सहीची sahīcī	सहीच्या sahīcyā	सहीचे, सहीचं sahīce, sahīca	सहीची sahīcī	सहीच्या sahīcyā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	सह्यांचा sahyāñcā	सह्यांचे sahyāñce	सह्यांची sahyāñcī	सह्यांच्या sahyāñcyā	सह्यांचे, सह्यांचं sahyāñce, sahyāñca	सह्यांची sahyāñcī	सह्यांच्या sahyāñcyā

^* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a).
Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

Further reading

More information

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983), “सही”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, page 156
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “सई”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press, page 807
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950), “सई”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ), page 2980

Nepali

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Arabic صَحِيح (ṣaḥīḥ)bor.

Classical Persian صَحِیح (sahīh)bor.

Hindi सही (sahī)bor.

Nepali सही

Borrowed from Hindi सही (sahī), borrowed from Classical Persian صَحِیح (sahīh), borrowed from Arabic صَحِيح (ṣaḥīḥ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sʌi̯]
• Phonetic Devanagari: सइ

Noun

सही • (sahī)

1. signature

Declension

Declension of सही
	Singular	Plural
nominative	सही [sʌɦi]	सहीहरू [sʌɦiɦʌɾu]
accusative/dative	सहीलाई [sʌɦiläi]	सहीहरूलाई [sʌɦiɦʌɾuläi]
instrumental/ergative	सहीले [sʌɦile]	सहीहरूले [sʌɦiɦʌɾule]
ablative	सहीबाट [sʌɦibäʈʌ]	सहीहरूबाट [sʌɦiɦʌɾubäʈʌ]
genitive	सहीको [sʌɦiko]	सहीहरूको [sʌɦiɦʌɾuko]
locative	सहीमा [sʌɦimä]	सहीहरूमा [sʌɦiɦʌɾumä]
Notes: -को (-ko) becomes: -का (-kā) when followed by a plural noun. -की (-kī) when followed by a feminine noun.

Further reading

• Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993), “सही”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar