سہی

Punjabi

Etymology 1

Corrupted from صَحِیح (ṣaḥīḥ), itself from Classical Persian صحیح (sahih), from Arabic صَحِيح (ṣaḥīḥ). Compare Hindi सही (sahī).

Adjective

سَہِی • (sahī) (indeclinable, Gurmukhi spelling ਸਹੀ)

1. Alternative spelling of صَحِیح (ṣaḥīḥ)

Etymology 2

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀲𑀲 (sasa), from Sanskrit शश (śaśa).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /sə˩˥.iː/, [se˩˥.i(ː)]
  • Phonetic: sáī
• (atonal) IPA^(key): /sə.ɦiː/

Noun

سَہِی • (sahī) f (masculine ਸਹੀ)

1. hare, rabbit

References

• “صحیح”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
• Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “سہی”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz

Ushojo

Noun

سہی (sahī)

1. advance money, earnest money