स्याही

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Hindi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian سیاهی (siyāhī, blackness, darkness, ink). Cognate with Assamese চিয়াঁহী (siãhi), Gujarati શાહી (śāhī), Kannada ಶಾಯಿ (śāyi), Marathi शाई (śāī), Punjabi ਸਿਆਹੀ (siāhī), Rohingya cíai, Santali ᱥᱤᱭᱟᱦᱤ (siyahi).

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /sjɑː.ɦiː/, [sjäː.ɦiː]

Noun

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स्याही (syāhīf (Urdu spelling سیاہی)

  1. ink
    पीली स्याही क्यूँ नहीं बेचते हैं?
    pīlī syāhī kyū̃ nahī̃ becte ha͠i?
    Why don't they sell yellow ink?
  2. (poetic) darkness
    Synonyms: अंधेरा (andherā), अंधकार (andhkār)
  3. (poetic) blackness
    Synonyms: कालापन (kālāpan), श्यामता (śyāmtā)

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