साक्षी

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit साक्षी (sākṣī), nominative singular of साक्षिन् (sākṣin).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /sɑːk.ʂiː/, [säːk.ʃiː]

Noun

साक्षी • (sākṣī) m or f by sense

1. witness, eyewitness

   Synonym: गवाह (gavāh)

Declension

NOTE: This term is declined masculine or feminine according to the gender of the referent.

Declension of साक्षी (masc ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	साक्षी sākṣī	साक्षी sākṣī
oblique	साक्षी sākṣī	साक्षियों sākṣiyõ
vocative	साक्षी sākṣī	साक्षियो sākṣiyo

Declension of साक्षी (fem ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	साक्षी sākṣī	साक्षियाँ sākṣiyā̃
oblique	साक्षी sākṣī	साक्षियों sākṣiyõ
vocative	साक्षी sākṣī	साक्षियो sākṣiyo

Sanskrit

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /sɑːk.ʂiː/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈs̪ɑːk.ʂiː/

Noun

साक्षी • (sākṣī)

1. masculine nominative singular of साक्षिन् (sākṣin)