साहिरी

See also: साहिर and साहिरा

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian ساحری (sāhirī), from Arabic سَاحِر (sāḥir). By surface analysis, साहिर (sāhir, “enchanter”) +‎ -ई (-ī, “suffix to form abstract nouns”)

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /sɑː.ɦɪ.ɾiː/, [säː.ɦɪ.ɾiː]
• Rhymes: -iː
• Hyphenation: सा‧हि‧री

Noun

साहिरी • (sāhirī) f (Urdu spelling ساحری)

1. enchantement, sorcery, magic

Related terms

• साहिर (sāhir)
• साहिरा (sāhirā)