سحری

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian سحری‎ (saḥrī), from Arabic سَحَرٍ‎ (saḥarin). By surface analysis, سحر‎ (saḥar, “dawn”) +‎ ی‎ (ī).

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /sə.ɦə.ɾiː/, [sɛ.ɦɛ.ɾiː]
  • (common) IPA(key): [sɛɦ.ɾiː]
  • Audio (PK)(file)
  • Rhymes: -iː
  • Hyphenation: سَح‧ری

Noun

سَحَرِی • (saḥarī) f (Hindi spelling सहरी)

  1. (Islam) suhoor, suhur (meal eaten before dawn during Ramadan).

Declension
Declension of سحری
singular plural
direct سحری‎ (saḥarī) سحریاں‎ (saḥariyā̃)
oblique سحری‎ (saḥarī) سحریوں‎ (saḥariyō̃)
vocative سحری‎ (saḥarī) سحریو‎ (saḥariyō)

References
  • “سحری”, in اُردُو لُغَت (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • “سحری”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English] (in English), Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.
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