सराइकी

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Saraiki سَرَائِیکِی (sarā'īkī), further etymology is disputed. There are multiple interpretations of this name's origin:

Pronunciation

Adjective

सराइकी • (sarāikī) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling سرائیکی)

  1. Saraiki

Proper noun

सराइकी • (sarāikīf (Urdu spelling سرائیکی)

  1. Saraiki (language)

Declension

Declension of सराइकी (sg-only fem ī-stem)
singular
direct सराइकी
sarāikī
oblique सराइकी
sarāikī
vocative सराइकी
sarāikī

Noun

सराइकी • (sarāikīm or f by sense (Urdu spelling سرائیکی)

  1. Saraiki person

Declension

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

Declension of सराइकी (masc ī-stem)
singular plural
direct सराइकी
sarāikī
सराइकी
sarāikī
oblique सराइकी
sarāikī
सराइकियों
sarāikiyõ
vocative सराइकी
sarāikī
सराइकियो
sarāikiyo
Declension of सराइकी (fem ī-stem)
singular plural
direct सराइकी
sarāikī
सराइकियाँ
sarāikiyā̃
oblique सराइकी
sarāikī
सराइकियों
sarāikiyõ
vocative सराइकी
sarāikī
सराइकियो
sarāikiyo

References

  1. ^ The Siraiki Language of Central Pakistan: A Reference Grammar, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, 1976, →ISBN, page 2
  2. ^ A Descriptive Grammar of Hindko, Panjabi, and Saraiki, Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG, 2019, 2019, →ISBN, page 44