सिसकना (sisaknaa)
verb
One straightforward sense: to sob or whimper -- crying with short, catching breaths rather than loud weeping.
Sense
1
:
to sob, to whimper
verb, intransitive
Synonyms: रोना (ronaa, broader word for 'to cry'), सुबकना (subaknaa), फूट-फूट कर रोना (phoot-phoot kar ronaa, to weep uncontrollably)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: You will hear this word used to describe someone crying quietly in a corner, holding it in, rather than wailing openly -- think of a child hiccupping through tears after being scolded, or someone stifling sobs so as not to disturb others in the next room. It carries a slightly literary, tender color, often showing up in sad songs and stories to paint a picture of restrained grief.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often reach for रोना (ronaa) for all crying, but सिसकना (sisaknaa) specifically describes the quiet, catching-breath sound of suppressed crying, not loud or dramatic weeping. 2) It describes the manner of crying itself, so it is not usually paired with a following object like आँसू (aansoo, tears) the way English says 'sob out tears'.
Sample Sentences:
बच्ची कोने में बैठी सिसक रही थी।
The little girl was sitting in the corner, sobbing quietly.
(bachchii kone men baithii sisak rahii thii।)
डांट सुनकर वह सिसक उठा।
Hearing the scolding, he broke into sobs.
(daant sunkar vah sisak uthaa।)
वह रोज़ रात को तकिये में मुँह छिपाकर सिसकती है।
She hides her face in the pillow and sobs quietly every night.
(vah roz raat ko takiye men munh chhipaakar sisaktii hai।)
प्लीज़ मत सिसको, मैं यहीं हूँ।
Please don't cry like that, I'm right here.
(pliiz mat sisko, main yahiin hoon।)
अगर वह इतना दुखी होता, तो सिसकता ज़रूर।
If he had been that upset, he would surely have been sobbing.
(agar vah itnaa dukhii hotaa, to sisaktaa zaroor।)
उम्मीद है कि वह अकेले में सिसकने के बजाय किसी से बात करे।
I hope that instead of sobbing alone, she talks to someone.
(ummiid hai ki vah akele men sisakne ke bajaay kisii se baat kare।)
पूरा कमरा उसके सिसकने की आवाज़ से भर गया।
The whole room filled with the sound of his sobbing.
(pooraa kamraa uske sisakne kii aavaaz se bhar gayaa।)
माँ की तस्वीर देखकर वह फूट-फूट कर सिसक पड़ी।
Seeing her mother's photo, she suddenly broke down sobbing.
(maan kii tasviir dekhkar vah phoot-phoot kar sisak padii।)
कहीं दूर से बच्चे के सिसकने की आवाज़ आ रही थी।
From somewhere far off, the sound of a child sobbing was coming through.
(kahiin door se bachche ke sisakne kii aavaaz aa rahii thii।)
जब सच्चाई सामने आई, तो वह चुपचाप सिसकने लगी।
When the truth came out, she quietly began to sob.
(jab sachchaaii saamne aaii, to vah chupchaap sisakne lagii।)
Morphology
Verb
infinitive:
सिसकना
(sisaknaa)
infinitive oblique:
सिसकने
(sisakne)
habitual/simple (sg.m):
सिसकता
(sisaktaa)
habitual/simple (pl.m):
सिसकते
(sisakte)
habitual/simple (sg.f):
सिसकती
(sisaktii)
habitual/simple (pl.f):
सिसकतीं
(sisaktiin)
continuous (sg.m):
सिसक रहा
(sisak rahaa)
continuous (pl.m):
सिसक रहे
(sisak rahe)
continuous (sg.f):
सिसक रही
(sisak rahii)
continuous (pl.f):
सिसक रहीं
(sisak rahiin)
perfective (sg.m):
सिसका
(siskaa)
perfective (pl.m):
सिसके
(siske)
perfective (sg.f):
सिसकी
(siskii)
perfective (pl.f):
सिसकीं
(siskiin)
imperative (informal):
सिसक
(sisak)
imperative (neutral):
सिसको
(sisko)
imperative (formal):
सिसकिए
(siskie)
future (1sg.m):
सिसकूँगा
(siskoongaa)
future (1sg.f):
सिसकूँगी
(siskoongii)
future (1pl.m):
सिसकेंगे
(siskenge)
future (1pl.f):
सिसकेंगी
(siskengii)
future (2sg.m):
सिसकेगा
(siskegaa)
future (2sg.f):
सिसकेगी
(siskegii)
future (2pl.m):
सिसकोगे
(siskoge)
future (2pl.f):
सिसकोगी
(siskogii)
future (3sg.m):
सिसकेगा
(siskegaa)
future (3sg.f):
सिसकेगी
(siskegii)
future (3pl.m):
सिसकेंगे
(siskenge)
future (3pl.f):
सिसकेंगी
(siskengii)
subjunctive (1sg):
सिसकूँ
(siskoon)
subjunctive (1pl):
सिसकें
(sisken)
subjunctive (2sg):
सिसके
(siske)
subjunctive (2pl):
सिसको
(sisko)
subjunctive (3sg):
सिसके
(siske)
subjunctive (3pl):
सिसकें
(sisken)