ساہ
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Baluchi
Etymology
Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱwes- (“to pant, puff, sigh”). Cognate with Latin queror, English quarrel, wheeze, Icelandic hvæsa, Pashto سا (sā, “breath, blow, puff, soul, spirit, essence”), Sanskrit श्वास (śvāsa).
Noun
ساہ • (sáh)
See also
- نپس (napas)
Punjabi
Etymology
Etymology tree
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀲𑀸𑀲 (sāsa), from Sanskrit श्वास (śvāsa), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱwos-ó-s.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Punjabi) Phonetic: sā́(h) IPA(key): /säː˦(ɦ)/
- Rhymes: -äː˦
Noun
ساہ • (sāh) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਸਾਹ)
- breath
- (by extension):
Declension
| Declension of ساہ | ||
|---|---|---|
| dir. sg. | ساہ (sāh) | |
| dir. pl. | ساہ (sāh) | |
| singular | plural | |
| direct | ساہ (sāh) | ساہ (sāh) |
| oblique | ساہ (sāh) | ساہاں (sāhāṉ) |
| vocative | ساہا (sāhā) | ساہو (sāho) |
| ablative | ساہوں (sāhoṉ) | ساہاں (sāhāṉ) |
| locative | ساہے (sāhe) | ساہِیں (sāhīṉ) |
| instrumental | ساہوں (sāhoṉ) | – |
Further reading
- Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “ساہ”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
- Bashir, Kanwal (2012) “ساہ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Hyattsville, MD: Dunwoody Press
- “ਸਾਹ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “śvāsá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 740