Jump to content

साय

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
See also: सय and साया

Hindi

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

From Sanskrit साय (sāya).

Noun

[edit]

साय (sāyam (Urdu spelling سایہ)

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

Declension

[edit]

Pali

[edit]

Alternative forms

[edit]

Noun

[edit]

साय

  1. Devanagari script form of sāya


See also

[edit]

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

Sanskrit

[edit]

Alternative scripts

[edit]

Pronunciation

[edit]

Etymology 1

[edit]

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

Noun

[edit]

साय (sāya) stemn

  1. end
  2. termination
  3. the close of day, evening
This entry needs quotations to illustrate usage. If you come across any interesting, durably archived quotes then please add them!
Particularly: “To show a variety of case forms in the meaning 'evening'.”
Declension
[edit]
Neuter a-stem declension of साय
singular dual plural
nominative सायम् (sāyam) साये (sāye) सायानि (sāyāni)
साया¹ (sāyā¹)
vocative साय (sāya) साये (sāye) सायानि (sāyāni)
साया¹ (sāyā¹)
accusative सायम् (sāyam) साये (sāye) सायानि (sāyāni)
साया¹ (sāyā¹)
instrumental सायेन (sāyena) सायाभ्याम् (sāyābhyām) सायैः (sāyaiḥ)
सायेभिः¹ (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)
  • ¹Vedic

Etymology 2

[edit]

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

Noun

[edit]

साय (sāya) stemm

  1. a missile, arrow
Declension
[edit]
Masculine a-stem declension of साय
singular dual plural
nominative सायः (sāyaḥ) सायौ (sāyau)
साया¹ (sāyā¹)
सायाः (sāyāḥ)
सायासः¹ (sāyāsaḥ¹)
vocative साय (sāya) सायौ (sāyau)
साया¹ (sāyā¹)
सायाः (sāyāḥ)
सायासः¹ (sāyāsaḥ¹)
accusative सायम् (sāyam) सायौ (sāyau)
साया¹ (sāyā¹)
सायान् (sāyān)
instrumental सायेन (sāyena) सायाभ्याम् (sāyābhyām) सायैः (sāyaiḥ)
सायेभिः¹ (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)
  • ¹Vedic

Noun

[edit]

साय (sāya) stemn

  1. unloosing, unyoking, turning in

References

[edit]
  • 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