sahi

See also: Sahi

Alemannic German

Interjection

sahi

1. (Basel-Landschaft) alternative form of sälü (“hi”)
   • 2025 November 6, HB-Xenomorph, r/BUENZLI‎^[3] (Reddit post), archived from the original on 30 March 2026:

     Bi fremde: s'witt??
     Bi Bekannte: Sahi (L isch stumm)
     Bi Kollege: Alles guet, s'Pfiffli grad??

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Betawi

Etymology

Borrowed from (Hadhrami) Yemeni Arabic شاهي (šāhi, “tea”), ultimately from Mandarin Chinese 茶 (chá, “tea”). Doublet of té.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sahi/
• Rhymes: -i
• Hyphenation: sa‧hi

Noun

sahi

1. tea (the drink made by infusing dried tea leaves or buds in hot water)

   Synonym: té

Derived terms

• nyahi

Further reading

• Chaer, A. (2009) [1976], “sahi”, in Kamus dialek Jakarta [Dictionary of the Jakarta dialect], revised edition (in Indonesian), Depok: Masup Jakarta, →ISBN, page 398

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: sa‧hi

Verb

sahi

1. to differ

Finnish

Etymology

Possibly from the onomatopoeic verb sahista.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɑhi/, [ˈs̠ɑ̝ɦi]
• Rhymes: -ɑhi
• Syllabification^(key): sa‧hi
• Hyphenation^(key): sa‧hi

Noun

sahi (dialectal)

1. small rapids, creek

Declension

Inflection of sahi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		sahi	sahit
genitive		sahin	sahien
partitive		sahia	saheja
illative		sahiin	saheihin
		singular	plural
nominative		sahi	sahit
accusative	nom.	sahi	sahit
	gen.	sahin
genitive		sahin	sahien
partitive		sahia	saheja
inessive		sahissa	saheissa
elative		sahista	saheista
illative		sahiin	saheihin
adessive		sahilla	saheilla
ablative		sahilta	saheilta
allative		sahille	saheille
essive		sahina	saheina
translative		sahiksi	saheiksi
abessive		sahitta	saheitta
instructive		—	sahein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of sahi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative sahini sahini accusative nom. sahini sahini gen. sahini genitive sahini sahieni partitive sahiani sahejani inessive sahissani saheissani elative sahistani saheistani illative sahiini saheihini adessive sahillani saheillani ablative sahiltani saheiltani allative sahilleni saheilleni essive sahinani saheinani translative sahikseni saheikseni abessive sahittani saheittani instructive — — comitative — saheineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative sahisi sahisi accusative nom. sahisi sahisi gen. sahisi genitive sahisi sahiesi partitive sahiasi sahejasi inessive sahissasi saheissasi elative sahistasi saheistasi illative sahiisi saheihisi adessive sahillasi saheillasi ablative sahiltasi saheiltasi allative sahillesi saheillesi essive sahinasi saheinasi translative sahiksesi saheiksesi abessive sahittasi saheittasi instructive — — comitative — saheinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative sahimme sahimme accusative nom. sahimme sahimme gen. sahimme genitive sahimme sahiemme partitive sahiamme sahejamme inessive sahissamme saheissamme elative sahistamme saheistamme illative sahiimme saheihimme adessive sahillamme saheillamme ablative sahiltamme saheiltamme allative sahillemme saheillemme essive sahinamme saheinamme translative sahiksemme saheiksemme abessive sahittamme saheittamme instructive — — comitative — saheinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative sahinne sahinne accusative nom. sahinne sahinne gen. sahinne genitive sahinne sahienne partitive sahianne sahejanne inessive sahissanne saheissanne elative sahistanne saheistanne illative sahiinne saheihinne adessive sahillanne saheillanne ablative sahiltanne saheiltanne allative sahillenne saheillenne essive sahinanne saheinanne translative sahiksenne saheiksenne abessive sahittanne saheittanne instructive — — comitative — saheinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative sahinsa sahinsa accusative nom. sahinsa sahinsa gen. sahinsa genitive sahinsa sahiensa partitive sahiaan sahiansa sahejaan sahejansa inessive sahissaan sahissansa saheissaan saheissansa elative sahistaan sahistansa saheistaan saheistansa illative sahiinsa saheihinsa adessive sahillaan sahillansa saheillaan saheillansa ablative sahiltaan sahiltansa saheiltaan saheiltansa allative sahilleen sahillensa saheilleen saheillensa essive sahinaan sahinansa saheinaan saheinansa translative sahikseen sahiksensa saheikseen saheiksensa abessive sahittaan sahittansa saheittaan saheittansa instructive — — comitative — saheineen saheinensa

Derived terms

• Sahi

Further reading

• “sahi”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[4] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish صحیح (ṣaḥîḥ), from Arabic صَحِيح (ṣaḥīḥ, “complete, sound, correct, authentic”), from صَحَّ (ṣaḥḥa, “to be healthy, to be correct”). Deviated semantically from sahih (“authentic, original”) in 1920s.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsaːhi/
• Hyphenation: sa‧hi

Adverb

sahi

1. really, truthfully, indeed

   Synonyms: gerçekten, sahiden, hakikaten

Derived terms

• sahici
• sahiden

Related terms

• essah
• musahhih
• sahih
• sıhhat
• sıhhi
• sıhhiye
• tashih

Further reading

• “sahi”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
• Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007), “sahi¹”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 4019