स्याही

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian سیاهی‎ (seyâhi, “blackness, darkness, ink”). Cognate with Assamese চিয়াঁহী (siãhi), Rohingya cíai.

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /sjɑː.ɦiː/, [s̪jäː.ɦiː]

Noun

स्याही • (syāhī) f (Urdu spelling سیاہی‎)

  1. ink
    पीली स्याही क्यूँ नहीं बेचते हैं?
    pīlī syāhī kyū̃ nahī̃ becte ha͠i?
    Why don't they sell yellow ink?
  2. (poetic) darkness
    Synonyms: अंधेरा (andherā), अंधकार (andhkār)
  3. (poetic) blackness
    Synonyms: कालापन (kālāpan), श्यामता (śyāmtā)

Declension
Declension of स्याही (fem ī-stem)
singular plural
direct स्याही
syāhī		 स्याहियाँ
syāhiyā̃
oblique स्याही
syāhī		 स्याहियों
syāhiyõ
vocative स्याही
syāhī		 स्याहियो
syāhiyo
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