सायबान

Hindi

Alternative forms

• साइबान (sāibān)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian سایبان (sāya-bān), from سایه (sāya, “shadow”) + بان (bān, “roof”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /sɑːj.bɑːn/, [säːj.bä̃ːn]

Noun

सायबान • (sāybān) m (Urdu spelling سائبان)

1. awning

   बहुत धूप है, सायबान के नीचे बैठ।

   bahut dhūp hai, sāybān ke nīce baiṭh.

   It's very sunny, sit under the awning.

2. shed, dwelling that lets sunlight in from the sides

Declension

Declension of सायबान (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	सायबान sāybān	सायबान sāybān
oblique	सायबान sāybān	सायबानों sāybānõ
vocative	सायबान sāybān	सायबानो sāybāno

Related terms

• साया (sāyā)

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “सायबान”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha