سہیلی

Urdu

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit सखि (sakhi, “friend, companion”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *sákʰā, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sokʷ-yo, from the root *sekʷ- (“to follow”).

Pronunciation

Noun

سَہیْلی • (sahelī) f (Hindi spelling सहेली)

  1. female friend, companion
    Synonym: دوست‎ (dost)

Declension
Declension of سہیلی
singular plural
direct سہیلی‎ (sahelī) سہیلیاں‎ (saheliyā̃)
oblique سہیلی‎ (sahelī) سہیلیوں‎ (saheliyō̃)
vocative سہیلی‎ (sahelī) سہیلیو‎ (saheliyō)

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