सीढ़ी

See also: साढे

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀺𑀟𑁆𑀠𑀺 (siḍḍhi), from Sanskrit *श्रीढि (śrīḍhi), from the ancestor of the Sanskrit root श्रिष् (śriṣ) / श्लिष् (śliṣ, “to attach, clasp”) + धि (dhi, “put, place”). Cognate to Marathi शिडी (śiḍī), Bengali সিঁড়ী (śĩṛi).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /siː.ɽʱiː/

Noun

सीढ़ी • (sīṛhī) f (Urdu spelling سیڑھی)

1. stair, step of a staircase

   सीढ़ियाँ चढ़के आगे चलो, वहीं बाथरूम है।

   sīṛhiyā̃ caṛhke āge calo, vahī̃ bāthrūm hai.

   After climbing the stairs, go straight, the bathroom is right there.

2. ladder

Declension

Declension of सीढ़ी (fem ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	सीढ़ी sīṛhī	सीढ़ियाँ sīṛhiyā̃
oblique	सीढ़ी sīṛhī	सीढ़ियों sīṛhiyõ
vocative	सीढ़ी sīṛhī	सीढ़ियो sīṛhiyo

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “śrīḍhi”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “sīṛhī”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press