सा

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See also: -सा

Hindi

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Ultimately from Sanskrit सम (sama).

Postposition

सा () (Urdu spelling سا)

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

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

Declension

Etymology 2

Noun

सा (m (indeclinable)

  1. (music) the first note of the Indian solfegeषड्ज (ṣaḍj)

References

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

Newar

Pronunciation

Noun

सा (? (Newa Spelling 𑐳𑐵)

  1. cattle

Pali

Alternative forms

Adjective

सा

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

Pronoun

सा

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

Noun

सा

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

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian *sáH, from Proto-Indo-European *séh₂. See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronoun

सा (f

  1. feminine nominative singular of तद् (tad); she

Determiner

सा (f

  1. feminine nominative singular of तद् (tad); that one

Etymology 2

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

Adjective

सा () stem

  1. giving, bestowing, granting (usually at the end of a compound)
    अप्सा (ap-sā)giving water
    अश्वसा (aśva-sā)gaining or procuring horses
Declension
Masculine ā-stem declension of सा ()
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative साः
sāḥ
सौ / सा¹
sau / sā¹
साः
sāḥ
Vocative साः
sāḥ
सौ / सा¹
sau / sā¹
साः
sāḥ
Accusative साम्
sām
सौ / सा¹
sau / sā¹
साः / सः²
sāḥ / saḥ²
Instrumental सा
साभ्याम्
sābhyām
साभिः
sābhiḥ
Dative से
se
साभ्याम्
sābhyām
साभ्यः
sābhyaḥ
Ablative सः
saḥ
साभ्याम्
sābhyām
साभ्यः
sābhyaḥ
Genitive सः
saḥ
सोः
soḥ
सानाम् / साम्²
sānām / sām²
Locative सि
si
सोः
soḥ
सासु
sāsu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
  • ²Perhaps
Feminine ā-stem declension of सा ()
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative साः
sāḥ
सौ / सा¹
sau / sā¹
साः
sāḥ
Vocative साः
sāḥ
सौ / सा¹
sau / sā¹
साः
sāḥ
Accusative साम्
sām
सौ / सा¹
sau / sā¹
साः / सः²
sāḥ / saḥ²
Instrumental सा
साभ्याम्
sābhyām
साभिः
sābhiḥ
Dative से
se
साभ्याम्
sābhyām
साभ्यः
sābhyaḥ
Ablative सः
saḥ
साभ्याम्
sābhyām
साभ्यः
sābhyaḥ
Genitive सः
saḥ
सोः
soḥ
सानाम् / साम्²
sānām / sām²
Locative सि
si
सोः
soḥ
सासु
sāsu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
  • ²Perhaps
Neuter ā-stem declension of सा ()
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative साः
sāḥ
सौ / सा¹
sau / sā¹
साः
sāḥ
Vocative साः
sāḥ
सौ / सा¹
sau / sā¹
साः
sāḥ
Accusative साम्
sām
सौ / सा¹
sau / sā¹
साः / सः²
sāḥ / saḥ²
Instrumental सा
साभ्याम्
sābhyām
साभिः
sābhiḥ
Dative से
se
साभ्याम्
sābhyām
साभ्यः
sābhyaḥ
Ablative सः
saḥ
साभ्याम्
sābhyām
साभ्यः
sābhyaḥ
Genitive सः
saḥ
सोः
soḥ
सानाम् / साम्²
sānām / sām²
Locative सि
si
सोः
soḥ
सासु
sāsu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
  • ²Perhaps

Etymology 3

From Etymology 2 ?

Noun

सा () stemf

  1. name of Lakshmi or Gauri
Declension
Feminine ā-stem declension of सा ()
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative साः
sāḥ
सौ / सा¹
sau / sā¹
साः
sāḥ
Vocative साः
sāḥ
सौ / सा¹
sau / sā¹
साः
sāḥ
Accusative साम्
sām
सौ / सा¹
sau / sā¹
साः / सः²
sāḥ / saḥ²
Instrumental सा
साभ्याम्
sābhyām
साभिः
sābhiḥ
Dative से
se
साभ्याम्
sābhyām
साभ्यः
sābhyaḥ
Ablative सः
saḥ
साभ्याम्
sābhyām
साभ्यः
sābhyaḥ
Genitive सः
saḥ
सोः
soḥ
सानाम् / साम्²
sānām / sām²
Locative सि
si
सोः
soḥ
सासु
sāsu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
  • ²Perhaps

Etymology 4

Root

सा ()

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

References