सुई
Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Old Hindi सुई (suī), सूई (sūī), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀽𑀈 (sūī), from Sanskrit सूची (sūcī́). Doublet of सूची (sūcī).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /sʊ.iː/, [s̪ʊ.iː]
Noun
सुई • (suī) f (Urdu spelling سوئی)
Declension
Declension of सुई (fem ind ī-stem)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | सुई suī |
सुइयाँ suiyā̃ |
| oblique | सुई suī |
सुइयों suiyõ |
| vocative | सुई suī |
सुइयो suiyo |
Alternative forms
- सूई (sūī)
Derived terms
- सूई के नाके से ऊँट निकालना (sūī ke nāke se ū̃ṭ nikālnā, “to make a camel go through the eye of a needle”)
- सूई को फ़ावड़ा बनाना (sūī ko fāvṛā banānā, “to make a needle into a spade; make a mountain out of a molehill”)
- सूईकार (sūīkār)
- सूईकारी (sūīkārī)
References
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “सुई”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “सुई”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 1034
Marathi
Etymology
Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘭𑘳𑘧𑘲 (suyī), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀲𑀽𑀈 (sūī), from Sanskrit सूची (sūcī́). Cognate with Gujarati સોય (soya), Sindhi سُئِي / सुई (suī), Punjabi ਸੂਈ (sūī), Bengali সুই (śui).
References
- Berntsen, Maxine, “सुई”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “सुई”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
- Date, Yasavanta Ramakrshna (1932-1950), “सुई”, in Maharashtra Sabdakosa (in Marathi), Pune: Maharashtra Kosamandala.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “sūcīˊ”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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