साथी

See also: स्था and साथ

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀺𑀅 (satthia), from Sanskrit सार्थिक (sārthika), from सार्थ (sārtha) +‎ -इक (-ika). Compare Nepali साथी (sāthī), Marathi साथी (sāthī).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /sɑː.t̪ʰiː/, [säː.t̪ʰiː]

Noun

साथी • (sāthī) m (Urdu spelling ساتھی)

1. friend, pal

   Synonyms: दोस्त (dost), मित्र (mitra), सखा (sakhā)

2. ally, partner
3. comrade (fellow communist or other political leftist)

Declension

Declension of साथी (masc ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	साथी sāthī	साथी sāthī
oblique	साथी sāthī	साथियों sāthiyõ
vocative	साथी sāthī	साथियो sāthiyo

Derived terms

• साथी करना (sāthī karnā)

References

• Platts, John T. (1884) “साथी”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*sārthin”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Nepali

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sät̪ʰi]
• Phonetic Devanagari: साथि

Noun

साथी • (sāthī)

1. friend, mate

See also

• मित्र [mitra]