সই

Bengali

Pronunciation
  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /ʃoi̯/, [ˈʃoi̯]
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /ʃoi̯/, [ˈʃoi̯]
  • Hyphenation: স‧ই
  • Rhymes: -oi

Etymology 1

Inherited from Middle Bengali সহি (śohi), from Classical Persian صحیح (sahīh), from Arabic صَحِيح (ṣaḥīḥ, “correct, valid”), with semantic shift in South Asian Persian. Doublet of সহীহ (sohih), borrowed directly from Arabic. Compare Assamese চহী (sohi), Hindi सही (sahī).

Noun

সই • (śoi)

  1. signature
    এটা কার সই?
    eṭa kar śoi?
    Whose signature is this?
Inflection
Inflection of সই
nominative সই
śoi
objective সই / সইকে
śoi (semantically general or indefinite) / śoike (semantically definite)
genitive সইর
śoir
locative সইতে
śoite
Indefinite forms
nominative সই
śoi
objective সই / সইকে
śoi (semantically general or indefinite) / śoike (semantically definite)
genitive সইর
śoir
locative সইতে
śoite
Definite forms
singular plural
nominative সইটা , সইটি
śoiṭa (colloquial), śoiṭi (formal)		 সইগুলা, সইগুলো
śoigula (colloquial), śoigulo (formal)
objective সইটা, সইটি
śoiṭa (colloquial), śoiṭi (formal)		 সইগুলা, সইগুলো
śoigula (colloquial), śoigulo (formal)
genitive সইটার, সইটির
śoiṭar (colloquial), śoiṭir (formal)		 সইগুলার, সইগুলোর
śoigular (colloquial), śoigulor (formal)
locative সইটাতে / সইটায়, সইটিতে
śoiṭate / śoiṭay (colloquial), śoiṭite (formal)		 সইগুলাতে / সইগুলায়, সইগুলোতে
śoigulate / śoigulay (colloquial), śoigulote (formal)
Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀲𑀳𑀺 (sahi), from Sanskrit सखी (sakhī). Doublet of সখী (śokhi).

Noun

সই • (śoi)

  1. female friend, comparison
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