ښایی
xaayeeṣ̌ā́yiKha-yeṣ̌āyíś̱ẖā-yīḵ́ẖā-yīx̌âyi/ˈxɑji//ˈʂɑji/
Other spellingsښایيښائيښاييښائیښايی
ښایيadverb
probably, possibly, it is necessary, one has to
Meanings
- probably, possibly
- it is necessary, one has to, it should, it is required
- probably, possibly, likely
- perhaps, maybe, possibly
- maybe
- perhaps, maybe, probably, possibly, supposedly, perchance
- ought, should
- perchance
- perhaps
- probably
- should
- May be, perhaps, perchance, probably, possibly. Also ښائيږي ś̱ẖā-yīj̱ẕī or ښائيګي ḵ́ẖa-yīgī (
- possibly
- perhaps, maybe, possibly, becoming, worthy, deserving
Pashto definitions
- مناسب دي، پکار دي، بايد، جائز، بويه، خامخا
- په کار ده، مناسبه ده، لازمه ده : که دې زلفې په مخ پېچ و تاب شوې ښايې - وېښته څه طاقت لري د اور له تابه (ر.ب)
- شايد، احتمالاً، ممکنه ده
- په کار ده، مناسبه ده، لازمه ده، شايد، احتملاً، ممکنه ده، ق. ورښيي، ښيي، ورزده کوي، د مفرد غايپ صيغه ده.
- ممکن، دامکان سره، څرګندیږي، ښکاري ښایي ستا خبره سمه وي .
Examples
… تا ته دا ښائي چه
this is what you should do …
ښائي چه زمونږ معلم به هم راسي
Our teacher is likely to come as well.
Forms
- alternative
- ښائيx̌âyi
Translations (6)
- English
- haply · perambulate · possible
- German
- vielleicht, ist angebracht, es ist nötig, man braucht, man muss, wir müssen · vielleicht · ist angebracht · es ist nötig · man braucht · man muss · wir müssen · doch · voraussichtlich · wahrscheinlich · womöglich · allenfalls
- French
- peut-être · il faut que · peut-être · il faut
- Dutch
- toevallig · waarschijnlijk · wellicht · allicht · misschien · mogelijk
- Persian
- شايد · بايد و شايد · بايستى
- Russian
- от ښودل
Etymology: Partial calque of Classical Persian شَایَد (šāyad, “perhaps, possibly”), via the verb ښائيدل (x̌âyidəl), from Classical Persian شَایْ (šāy, present stem of شَایِسْتَن (šāyistan, “to be appropriate”)).
ښاييadjectivemasculine
becoming, worthy, deserving
Meanings
- becoming, worthy, deserving
Translations (1)
- Persian
- شاید ، باید ، بایستی
Other definitions
- ورښيي، ښيي، ورزده کوي، د مفرد غايب صيغه ده