स्याह

Hindi

Alternative forms

• सियाह (siyāh) — less common

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian سیاه (siyāh), from Avestan 𐬯𐬌𐬌𐬁𐬎𐬎𐬀 (siiāuua), ultimately from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćyaHwás. Cognate with Sanskrit श्याव (śyāva), Russian сивый (sivyj, “grey”), Lithuanian šývas (“light grey”), Old English hīew (whence English hue).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /sjɑːɦ/, [sjäːʱ]

Adjective

स्याह • (syāh) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling سیاہ)

1. black

   Synonyms: काला (kālā), कृष्ण (kŕṣṇa)