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Punjabi
Etymology 1
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit सदा (sadā).
Pronunciation
Adverb
سَدا • (sadā) (Gurmukhi spelling ਸਦਾ)
- always; perpetually, continually
- Synonym: ہَمیشَہ (hameśah)
Further reading
- Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “سدا”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
- “ਸਦਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
Etymology 2
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀲𑀤𑁆𑀤 (sadda), from Sanskrit शब्द (śábda). Cognate with Saraiki سَݙَّا (saḏḏā). Doublet of شَبْد (śabd)
Pronunciation
Noun
سَدّا • (saddā) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਸੱਦਾ)
- invitation; invite
- a shout; cry, call
- a beggar's call for alms
Declension
Further reading
- Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “سدّا”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
- “ਸੱਦਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “śábda”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 712
Urdu
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit सदा (sadā).
Adverb
سَدا • (sadā) (Hindi spelling सदा)
- always
- perpetually, continually
- forever, eternally
- night and day, to end of chapter
Synonyms