सही

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

Hindi

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Persian صحیح‎ (sahih), from Arabic صَحِيح‎ (ṣaḥīḥ).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /sə.ɦiː/, [s̪ə.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

Borrowed from Persian صحیح‎ (sahih), from Arabic صَحِيح‎ (ṣaḥīḥ). Compare Gujarati સહી (sahī), Kannada ಸಹಿ (sahi), Punjabi ਸਹੀ (sahī) / سَہی‎ (sahy).

Noun

सही • (sahī) f

1. signature

References

• Berntsen, Maxine, “सही”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “सई”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Date, Yasavanta Ramakrshna (1932-1950), “सई”, in Maharashtra Sabdakosa (in Marathi), Pune: Maharashtra Kosamandala.