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Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit शपथ ( śapatha ) .
Pronunciation
Noun
शपथ • (śapath ) f (Urdu spelling شپتھ )
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.
( rare ) cursing , anathema , abuse , imprecation
Declension
Declension of शपथ (masc cons-stem )
singular
plural
direct
शपथ śapath
शपथ śapath
oblique
शपथ śapath
शपथों śapathõ
vocative
शपथ śapath
शपथो śapatho
References
Platts, John T. (1884 ) “शपथ ”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English , London: W. H. Allen & Co.
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
শপথ ( Assamese script ) ᬰᬧᬣ ( Balinese script ) শপথ ( Bengali script ) 𑰫𑰢𑰞 ( Bhaiksuki script ) 𑀰𑀧𑀣 ( Brahmi script ) ၐပထ ( Burmese script ) શપથ ( Gujarati script ) ਸ਼ਪਥ ( Gurmukhi script ) 𑌶𑌪𑌥 ( Grantha script ) ꦯꦥꦡ ( Javanese script ) 𑂬𑂣𑂟 ( Kaithi script ) ಶಪಥ ( Kannada script ) ឝបថ ( Khmer script ) ຨປຖ ( Lao script ) ശപഥ ( Malayalam script ) ᡧᠠᢒᠠᡨᠠ ( Manchu script ) 𑘫𑘢𑘞 ( Modi script ) ᠱᠠᢒᠠᠲᠠ᠋ ( Mongolian script ) 𑧋𑧂𑦾 ( Nandinagari script ) 𑐱𑐥𑐠 ( Newa script ) ଶପଥ ( Odia script ) ꢯꢦꢢ ( Saurashtra script ) 𑆯𑆥𑆡 ( Sharada script ) 𑖫𑖢𑖞 ( Siddham script ) ශපථ ( Sinhalese script ) 𑩿𑩰𑩬 ( Soyombo script ) 𑚧𑚞𑚚 ( Takri script ) ஶபத² ( Tamil script ) శపథ ( Telugu script ) ศปถ ( Thai script ) ཤ་པ་ཐ ( Tibetan script ) 𑒬𑒣𑒟 ( Tirhuta script ) 𑨮𑨞𑨚 ( Zanabazar Square script )
Etymology
From the root शप् ( śap , “ to swear, curse ” ) .
Pronunciation
Noun
शपथ • (śapátha ) stem , m
oath , vow
swear
scolding , curse
ordeal
reviling , anathema
Declension
Descendants
Pali: sapatha
Prakrit:
Ardhamagadhi Prakrit: 𑀲𑀯𑀳 ( savaha )
Khasa Prakrit:
Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀲𑀯𑀳 ( savaha )
Konkani: savo
Devanagari script: सवो
Latin script: savo
Kannada script: ಸವೊ
Paisaci Prakrit:
Sindhi: sãhũ
Arabic script: سَنهُن
Devanagari script: संहुं
Punjabi:
Gurmukhi script: ਸੌਂਹ ( saũh ) , ਸਹੁੰ ( sahũ )
Shahmukhi script: سَون٘ہہ ( sauṉh )
Sauraseni Prakrit:
→ Bengali: শপথ ( śopoth ) ( learned )
→ Hindi: शपथ ( śapath ) ( learned )
→ Old Javanese: śapatha
→ Old Khmer: ( śapatha )
→ Tamil: சபதம் ( capatam ) ( learned )
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