سرسائی

Urdu

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀭𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀤𑀻 (sarassadī), from Sanskrit सरस्वती (sarasvatī, “Sarasvati”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /səɾ.sɑː.iː/

Noun

سرسائی • (sarsā'ī) f (Hindi spelling सरसाई)

1. abundance
2. goodness, purity
3. grace, glory
4. supremacy, dominance
5. wetness, lushness; moisture, humidity

References

• “سرسائی”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “سرسائی”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary‎, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.
• “سرسائی”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.