सुराही

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian صُرَاحِی (surāhī), from صُرَاح (surāh, “clean, pure”), from Arabic صُرَاح (ṣurāḥ, “clean, pure”), from صَرَحَ (ṣaraḥa, “to be pure”), from the root ص ر ح (ṣ r ḥ). Cognate with Ottoman Turkish صراحی (ṣurāhi, “a decanter, carafe”) (whence Turkish sürahi) and Azerbaijani sürahi.

Pronunciation

Noun

सुराही • (surāhī) f (Urdu spelling صراحی)

  1. a surahi; a jar (usually earthen) with a long narrow neck

Declension

Declension of सुराही (fem ī-stem)
singular plural
direct सुराही
surāhī 		सुराहियाँ
surāhiyā̃
oblique सुराही
surāhī 		सुराहियों
surāhiyõ
vocative सुराही
surāhī 		सुराहियो
surāhiyo

Derived terms

  • सुराहीदार (surāhīdār, “surahi-shaped”)

Descendants

  • → English: surahi

References

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