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सीना

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Hindi

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Hindi verb set
सिलना (silnā)
सीना (sīnā)
सिलाना (silānā)
सिलवाना (silvānā)

    Inherited from Old Hindi सीयै (sīyai), a later form of सीवै (sīvai),[1] from Prakrit सिव्वइ (sivvaï), from Sanskrit सीव्यति (sī́vyati).[2]

    Verb

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    सीना (sīnā) (transitive, Urdu spelling سينا)[3]

    1. to sew, stitch, mend
      Antonym: उधेड़ना (udheṛnā)
      चिंता मत करो, दर्ज़ी फटे हुए कपड़े सी देगा
      cintā mat karo, darzī phaṭe hue kapṛe sī degā.
      Don't worry, the tailor will mend the tattered clothes.
    Conjugation
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    Etymology 2

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    Borrowed from Classical Persian سینه (sīna), ultimately from Proto-Iranian *cráwniš. Doublet of श्रोणि (śroṇi).

    Noun

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    सीना (sīnām (Urdu spelling سینہ)

    1. chest, breast
      Synonym: छाती (chātī)
    Declension
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    Declension of सीना (masc ā-stem)
    singular plural
    direct सीना
    sīnā
    सीने
    sīne
    oblique सीने
    sīne
    सीनों
    sīnõ
    vocative सीने
    sīne
    सीनो
    sīno

    References

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    1. ^ Winand M. Callewaert; Swapna Sharma (2009), Dictionary of Bhakti, volume 6, Ramesh Nagar Metro Station, New Delhi 110 015: D.K. Printworld (P) Ltd., →ISBN, page 2075.
    2. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “sī́vyati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 776
    3. ^ McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “सीना”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press