सीधा

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

Hindi

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /siː.d̪ʱɑː/, [siː.d̪ʱäː]

• Audio (Delhi):

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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