साय

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See also: सय and साया

Hindi

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Etymology

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From Sanskrit साय (sāya).

Noun

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साय (sāyam (Urdu spelling سایہ)

  1. end
  2. termination
  3. evening
  4. arrow

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Pali

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Alternative forms

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Noun

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साय

  1. Devanagari script form of sāya


See also

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You are probably looking for सायं (adverb) (sāyaṃ, in the evening).

Sanskrit

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Alternative scripts

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Indo-European *seh₁- (long, lasting); related to सायम् (sāyam, in the evening), Latin sērus (late, slow), Gothic 𐍃𐌴𐌹𐌸𐌿𐍃 (seiþus, late).

Noun

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साय (sāya) stemn

  1. end
  2. termination
  3. the close of day, evening
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Declension
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Neuter a-stem declension of साय (sāya)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative सायम्
sāyam
साये
sāye
सायानि / साया¹
sāyāni / sāyā¹
Vocative साय
sāya
साये
sāye
सायानि / साया¹
sāyāni / sāyā¹
Accusative सायम्
sāyam
साये
sāye
सायानि / साया¹
sāyāni / sāyā¹
Instrumental सायेन
sāyena
सायाभ्याम्
sāyābhyām
सायैः / सायेभिः¹
sāyaiḥ / sāyebhiḥ¹
Dative सायाय
sāyāya
सायाभ्याम्
sāyābhyām
सायेभ्यः
sāyebhyaḥ
Ablative सायात्
sāyāt
सायाभ्याम्
sāyābhyām
सायेभ्यः
sāyebhyaḥ
Genitive सायस्य
sāyasya
साययोः
sāyayoḥ
सायानाम्
sāyānām
Locative साये
sāye
साययोः
sāyayoḥ
सायेषु
sāyeṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Etymology 2

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Related to सायक (sāyaka); see there for more.

Noun

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साय (sāya) stemm

  1. a missile, arrow
Declension
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Masculine a-stem declension of साय (sāya)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative सायः
sāyaḥ
सायौ / साया¹
sāyau / sāyā¹
सायाः / सायासः¹
sāyāḥ / sāyāsaḥ¹
Vocative साय
sāya
सायौ / साया¹
sāyau / sāyā¹
सायाः / सायासः¹
sāyāḥ / sāyāsaḥ¹
Accusative सायम्
sāyam
सायौ / साया¹
sāyau / sāyā¹
सायान्
sāyān
Instrumental सायेन
sāyena
सायाभ्याम्
sāyābhyām
सायैः / सायेभिः¹
sāyaiḥ / sāyebhiḥ¹
Dative सायाय
sāyāya
सायाभ्याम्
sāyābhyām
सायेभ्यः
sāyebhyaḥ
Ablative सायात्
sāyāt
सायाभ्याम्
sāyābhyām
सायेभ्यः
sāyebhyaḥ
Genitive सायस्य
sāyasya
साययोः
sāyayoḥ
सायानाम्
sāyānām
Locative साये
sāye
साययोः
sāyayoḥ
सायेषु
sāyeṣu
Notes
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Noun

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साय (sāya) stemn

  1. unloosing, unyoking, turning in

References

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  • Monier Williams (1899) “साय”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, [], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, pages 1207/2-3.
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[1] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 725