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Pashto
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćwāsás, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱwos-ó-s, from *ḱwes- (“to pant, puff, sigh”). Cognate with, Baluchi ساہ (sáh, “breath, blow, essence”), Latin queror. Compare also English quarrel, wheeze, from Latin and Old Norse, respectively.
Pronunciation
Noun
سا • (sā) f (plural ساوې, ساګانې)
- breath
- soul
- throat
- stink, reek
Derived terms
Urdu
Pronunciation
Particle
سا • (sā) (Hindi spelling सा)
- like, as
- resembling, alike
- -ish, -esque
Usage notes
The semblative particle is equivalent to the Semblative case found in some languages.
References
- “سا”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
- “سا”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary , Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.