सूची

See also: साचो and सच

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit सूची (sūcī́). Doublet of सुई (suī).

Pronunciation

(Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /suː.t͡ʃiː/

Noun

सूची • (sūcī) f

list, catalogue
(chiefly in compounds) needle

Declension

Declension of *सूची* (fem ī-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	सूची sūcī	सूचियाँ sūciyā̃
oblique	सूची sūcī	सूचियों sūciyõ
vocative	सूची sūcī	सूचियो sūciyo

References

Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “सूची”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 5243
Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “सूची”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 828
McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “सूची”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 1034
Bahri, Hardev (1989), “सूची”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons, page 670.

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

সূচী (Assamese script)
ᬲᬹᬘᬷ (Balinese script)
সূচী (Bengali script)
𑰭𑰳𑰓𑰱 (Bhaiksuki script)
𑀲𑀽𑀘𑀻 (Brahmi script)
သူစီ (Burmese script)
સૂચી (Gujarati script)
ਸੂਚੀ (Gurmukhi script)
𑌸𑍂𑌚𑍀 (Grantha script)
ꦱꦹꦕꦷ (Javanese script)
𑂮𑂴𑂒𑂲 (Kaithi script)
ಸೂಚೀ (Kannada script)
សូចី (Khmer script)
ສູຈີ (Lao script)
സൂചീ (Malayalam script)
ᠰᡠᡠᢜᡳᡳ (Manchu script)
𑘭𑘴𑘓𑘲 (Modi script)
ᠰᠤᠤᢋᠢᠢ (Mongolian script)
𑧍𑧕𑦳𑧓 (Nandinagari script)
𑐳𑐹𑐔𑐷 (Newa script)
ସୂଚୀ (Odia script)
ꢱꢹꢗꢷ (Saurashtra script)
𑆱𑆷𑆖𑆵 (Sharada script)
𑖭𑖳𑖓𑖱 (Siddham script)
සූචී (Sinhalese script)
𑪁𑩒𑩛𑩡𑩑𑩛 (Soyombo script)
𑚨𑚱𑚏𑚯 (Takri script)
ஸூசீ (Tamil script)
సూచీ (Telugu script)
สูจี (Thai script)
སཱུ་ཙཱི (Tibetan script)
𑒮𑒴𑒔𑒲 (Tirhuta script)
𑨰𑨃𑨊𑨣𑨁𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Indo-Aryan *śūcī́-, and cognate with Persian سوزن (sōzan, “needle”); the palatal fricative ś was changed to an alveolar s, perhaps from contamination with स्यू (syū, “alternative form of सिव् (siv, “to sew”)”). The Indo-Aryan root is further derived from Proto-Indo-European *ḱeh₃- (“to sharpen”), and connected with शूल (śūla, “lance, stake”); see there for more cognates.

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /suː.t͡ɕíː/
(Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /s̪uː.t͡ɕiː/

Noun

सू॒ची • (sūcī́) stem, f

a needle or any sharp-pointed instrument

Declension

Feminine ī-stem declension of सू॒ची
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	सू॒ची (sūcī́)	सू॒च्यौ॑ (sūcyàu) सू॒ची¹ (sūcī́¹)	सू॒च्यः॑ (sūcyàḥ) सू॒चीः¹ (sūcī́ḥ¹)
accusative	सू॒चीम् (sūcī́m)	सू॒च्यौ॑ (sūcyàu) सू॒ची¹ (sūcī́¹)	सू॒चीः (sūcī́ḥ)
instrumental	सू॒च्या (sūcyā́)	सू॒चीभ्या॑म् (sūcī́bhyām)	सू॒चीभिः॑ (sūcī́bhiḥ)
dative	सू॒च्यै (sūcyái)	सू॒चीभ्या॑म् (sūcī́bhyām)	सू॒चीभ्यः॑ (sūcī́bhyaḥ)
ablative	सू॒च्याः (sūcyā́ḥ) सू॒च्यै² (sūcyái²)	सू॒चीभ्या॑म् (sūcī́bhyām)	सू॒चीभ्यः॑ (sūcī́bhyaḥ)
genitive	सू॒च्याः (sūcyā́ḥ) सू॒च्यै² (sūcyái²)	सू॒च्योः (sūcyóḥ)	सू॒चीना॑म् (sūcī́nām) सू॒ची॒नाम्³ (sūcīnā́m³)
locative	सू॒च्याम् (sūcyā́m)	सू॒च्योः (sūcyóḥ)	सू॒चीषु॑ (sūcī́ṣu)
vocative	सूचि॑ (sū́ci)	सूच्यौ॑ (sū́cyau) सूची॑¹ (sū́cī¹)	सूच्यः॑ (sū́cyaḥ) सूचीः॑¹ (sū́cīḥ¹)

¹Vedic
²Brāhmaṇas
³Rigvedic

Derived terms

सूच् (sūc)

Descendants

Dardic:
- Kalasha: suš
- Shina:
  Devanagari script: सू (sū)
  
  Arabic script: سو (sū)
  - Kohistani Shina: سوں (sū̃)
Pali: sūci
Prakrit: 𑀲𑀽𑀈 (sūī)
- Central:
  - Eastern Hindi:
    - Awadhi: सूई (sūī)
  - Western Hindi:
    - Hindustani:
      - Hindi: सुई (suī), सूई (sūī), सूआ (sūā), सुआ (suā), सुवा (suvā)
      - Urdu: سُوئِی (sūī), سُوئا (sūā), سُئِی (suī), سُوا (suā)
- Eastern:
  - Bengali: সুই (śui), সুঁই (śũi), ছুঁই (chũi)
  - Bihari: सूई (sūī)
    - Bhojpuri: सुई (suī), सूवा (sūvā)
    - Maithili: सुइ (suɨ)
  - Odia: ସୁଇ (sui)
- Northern:
  - Nepali: सियो (siyo)
- Northwestern:
  - Punjabi:
    Gurmukhi script: ਸੂਈ (sūī), ਸੂਆ (sūā)
    
    Shahmukhi script: سُوئِی (sū'ī), سُوئا (sūā)
  - Sindhi:
    Devanagari script: सुई (suī), सुओ (suo)
    
    Arabic script: سُئِي (suī), سُئو (suo)
- Southern:
  - Konkani:
    Balbodh script: सू (sū), सुव्व (suvva)
    
    Latin script: su, suvvo
    
    Kannada script: ಸೂ (sū), ಸುವ್ವ (suvva)
  - Marathi: सू (sū), सूई (sūī)
- Western:
  - Domaaki: [script needed] (sūiya)
  - Gujarati: સોય (soya), સોયૌ (soyau), સોઇયૌ (soiyau)
  - Romani: suv
⇒? Tamil: ஊசி (ūci), சூசி (cūci)

References

Monier Williams (1899), “सूची”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1241/1.
Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996), Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎^[1] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 739
Lubotsky, Alexander (2011), The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University, pages 483-4
Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “sūcī”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press