सा

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See also: -सा

Hindi

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /sɑː/,

Etymology 1

Ultimately from Sanskrit सम (sama).

Postposition

सा • (sā) (Urdu spelling سا)

  1. like, as
  2. resembling, alike
  3. -ish, -esque
    वह बड़ा सा आदमी है। ― vah baṛā sā ādmī hai. ― He is like a big man.
    वो हरा सा है। ― vo harā sā hai. ― It is greenish.
Usage notes

The semblative particle is equivalent to the semblative case found in some languages.

Declension
Declension of सा (ā-stem)
masculine feminine
singular plural singular plural
direct सा
sā 		से
se 		सी
sī 		सी
sī
oblique से
se 		से
se 		सी
sī 		सी
sī
vocative से
se 		से
se 		सी
sī 		सी
sī

Etymology 2

Noun

सा • (sā) m (indeclinable)

  1. (music) the first note of the Indian solfege – षड्ज (ṣaḍj)

References

  • Bahri, Hardev (1989) “सा”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.

Newar

Pronunciation

Noun

सा • (sā) ? (Newa Spelling 𑐳𑐵)

  1. cattle

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

Adjective

सा

  1. Devanagari script form of sā, which is feminine nominative singular of त (ta, “that”)

Pronoun

सा

  1. Devanagari script form of sā, which is nominative singular of ता (tā, “she, it”)

Noun

सा

  1. Devanagari script form of sā, which is inflection of सन्:
    1. nominative singular
    2. nominative/vocative plural (san, “dog”)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-European *séh₂. Compare also masculine and neuter forms स (sá), तद् (tád).

Pronoun

सा • (sā́) f

  1. (3rd person pronoun) she
Declension
Declension of सा
Nom. sg. सा (sā)
Gen. sg. तस्याः (tasyāḥ)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative सा (sā) ते (te) ताः (tāḥ)
Vocative — — —
Accusative ताम् (tām) ते (te) ताः (tāḥ)
Instrumental तया (tayā) ताभ्याम् (tābhyām) ताभिः (tābhiḥ)
Dative तस्यै (tasyai) ताभ्याम् (tābhyām) ताभ्यः (tābhyaḥ)
Ablative तस्याः, ततः (tasyāḥ, tataḥ) ताभ्याम्, ततः (tābhyām, tataḥ) ताभ्यः, ततः (tābhyaḥ, tataḥ)
Genitive तस्याः (tasyāḥ) तयोः (tayoḥ) तासाम् (tāsām)
Locative तस्याम् (tasyām) तयोः (tayoḥ) तासु (tāsu)

Etymology 2

Weak form of the root सनति (sanati, “to procure, bestow, give, distribute”).

Adjective

सा • (sā) f

  1. giving, bestowing, granting (usually at the end of a compound)
    अप्सा (ap-sā) — giving water
    अश्वसा (aśva-sā) — gaining or procuring horses

Etymology 3

From Etymology 2 ?

Noun

सा • (sā) stem, f

  1. name of Lakshmi or Gauri
Declension
Feminine ā-stem declension of सा
Nom. sg. सा (sā)
Gen. sg. सायाः (sāyāḥ)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative सा (sā) से (se) साः (sāḥ)
Vocative से (se) से (se) साः (sāḥ)
Accusative साम् (sām) से (se) साः (sāḥ)
Instrumental सया (sayā) साभ्याम् (sābhyām) साभिः (sābhiḥ)
Dative सायै (sāyai) साभ्याम् (sābhyām) साभ्यः (sābhyaḥ)
Ablative सायाः (sāyāḥ) साभ्याम् (sābhyām) साभ्यः (sābhyaḥ)
Genitive सायाः (sāyāḥ) सयोः (sayoḥ) सानाम् (sānām)
Locative सायाम् (sāyām) सयोः (sayoḥ) सासु (sāsu)

Etymology 4

Root

सा • (sā)

  1. Alternative form of सि (si, “to bind”)

References

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