सहीसलामत

Hindi

Alternative forms

सही-सलामत (sahī-salāmat)

Etymology

Dvandva compound of सही (sahī, “sound”) +‎ सलामत (salāmat, “safe”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /sə.ɦiː.sə.lɑː.mət̪/, [sɐ.ɦiː.sɐ.läː.mɐt̪]

Adjective

सहीसलामत • (sahīsalāmat) (indeclinable)

1. safe and sound
2. secure
3. intact

References

• Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “सहि”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “सहीसलामत”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “सही”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press