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sāya (=S. छाया), s.m. Shadow, shade; shelter, protection; apparition, spectre; influence (of an evil spirit);—a petticoat:—sāya-bān, vulg. sā`e-bān, s.m. Canopy; sunshade, umbrella, parasol; roof or fly of a tent; thatched roof:—sāya-parwar, or sāyaparwarda, adj. & s.m. 'Brought up in the shade,' delicately nurtured;—a protégé; an inexperienced person;—a slave:—sāya paṛnāor paṛ-jānā(-par), The shadow (of one, -kā) to fall (upon); to come under the influence (of); to imitate:—sāye-tale ānā(-ke), or sāyemeṅ ānā(-ke), To come under the shadow or protection (of), to take shelter (with):—sāyadār, vulg. sā`e-dār, adj. & s.m. Shady, umbrageous; affording shelter or protection;—a protector:—sāya ḍālnā(-par), To cast a shadow; to afford shelter or protection (to), to take under (one's) protection, to foster, to show favour (to);—sāya-figan, adj. & s.m. Casting a shadow;—shadow-caster:—sāya-gustar, adj. & s.m. Shade-diffusing, shading, shady; sheltering, protecting;—shelterer, protector, favourer:—sāye-meṅ ānā(-ke), and sāya honāor ho jānā(-kā), To come under the shadow (of), to fall under the influence (of an evil spirit, or a fairy or jinn), to be possessed (by an evil spirit).
Origin: Persian