शपथ

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Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit शपथ (śapatha).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ʃə.pət̪ʰ/,

Noun

शपथ (śapathf (Urdu spelling شپتھ)

  1. oath, asseveration
    Synonyms: क़सम (qasam), सौगंद (saugand), सौंह (sa͠uh)
    मैं गीता की शपथ खाता हूँ।ma͠i gītā kī śapath khātā hū̃.I swear by the Gita.
  2. (rare) cursing, anathema, abuse, imprecation

Declension

References

  • Platts, John T. (1884) “शपथ”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

From the root शप् (śap, to swear, curse).

Pronunciation

Noun

शपथ (śapátha) stemm

  1. oath, vow
  2. swear
  3. scolding, curse
  4. ordeal
  5. reviling, anathema

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of शपथ (śapatha)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative शपथः
śapathaḥ
शपथौ / शपथा¹
śapathau / śapathā¹
शपथाः / शपथासः¹
śapathāḥ / śapathāsaḥ¹
Vocative शपथ
śapatha
शपथौ / शपथा¹
śapathau / śapathā¹
शपथाः / शपथासः¹
śapathāḥ / śapathāsaḥ¹
Accusative शपथम्
śapatham
शपथौ / शपथा¹
śapathau / śapathā¹
शपथान्
śapathān
Instrumental शपथेन
śapathena
शपथाभ्याम्
śapathābhyām
शपथैः / शपथेभिः¹
śapathaiḥ / śapathebhiḥ¹
Dative शपथाय
śapathāya
शपथाभ्याम्
śapathābhyām
शपथेभ्यः
śapathebhyaḥ
Ablative शपथात्
śapathāt
शपथाभ्याम्
śapathābhyām
शपथेभ्यः
śapathebhyaḥ
Genitive शपथस्य
śapathasya
शपथयोः
śapathayoḥ
शपथानाम्
śapathānām
Locative शपथे
śapathe
शपथयोः
śapathayoḥ
शपथेषु
śapatheṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Descendants

References

  • definition from Sanskrit Dictionary for Spoken Sanskrit
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “śapatha”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press