सागर
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See also: सींगार
Bhojpuri
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit सागर (sāgara).
Noun
सागर (sāgar) m (Kaithi 𑂮𑂰𑂏𑂩)
Hindi
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Sanskrit सागर (sāgara). Doublet of सायर (sāyar).
Noun
सागर • (sāgar) m (Urdu spelling ساگر)
- ocean, sea
- सागर में एक बूँद के समान है।
- sāgar mẽ ek bū̃d ke samān hai.
- It is like a drop in the ocean.
- (figuratively) a repository, store, or collection of something
- शब्दसागर ― śabdsāgar ― sea of words; dictionary
Declension
Declension of सागर (masc cons-stem)
Synonyms
- समुद्र (samudra)
References
- Bahri, Hardev (1989) “सागर”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “सागर”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi : Nagari Pracarini Sabha
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “सागर”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Platts, John T. (1884) “सागर”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
Etymology 2
From सागर (sāgar), the name of the adjacent lake.
Proper noun
सागर • (sāgar) m (Urdu spelling ساگر)
- Sagar (a city in Sagar district, Madhya Pradesh, India)
- Sagar (a district of Madhya Pradesh, India, containing the city of the same name)
Marathi
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit सागर (sāgara).
Pronunciation
Noun
सागर • (sāgar) m
Declension
| Declension of सागर (masc cons-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| direct singular |
सागर sāgar | ||
| direct plural |
सागर sāgar | ||
| singular एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन | ||
| nominative प्रथमा |
सागर sāgar |
सागर sāgar | |
| oblique सामान्यरूप |
सागरा sāgarā |
सागरां- sāgarān- | |
| acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी |
सागराला sāgarālā |
सागरांना sāgarānnā | |
| ergative | सागराने, सागरानं sāgarāne, sāgarāna |
सागरांनी sāgarānnī | |
| instrumental | सागराशी sāgarāśī |
सागरांशी sāgarānśī | |
| locative सप्तमी |
सागरात sāgarāt |
सागरांत sāgarāt | |
| vocative संबोधन |
सागरा sāgarā |
सागरांनो sāgarānno | |
| Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition. | |||
| Genitive declension of सागर (masc cons-stem) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म |
feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म |
neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म |
oblique सामान्यरूप | |||||
| singular एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन |
singular एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन |
singular* एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन |
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| singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता |
सागराचा sāgarāċā |
सागराचे sāgarāċe |
सागराची sāgarācī |
सागराच्या sāgarācā |
सागराचे, सागराचं sāgarāċe, sāgarāċa |
सागराची sāgarācī |
सागराच्या sāgarācā | |
| plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता |
सागरांचा sāgarānċā |
सागरांचे sāgarānċe |
सागरांची sāgarāñcī |
सागरांच्या sāgarāncā |
सागरांचे, सागरांचं sāgarānċe, sāgarānċa |
सागरांची sāgarāñcī |
सागरांच्या sāgarāñcā | |
| * Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition. | ||||||||
Derived terms
References
- Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “सागर”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “सागर”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
- Shridhar Ganesh Vaze (1911) “सागर”, in The Aryabhusan School Dictionary, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press
- दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण (1932-1950) “सागर”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे : महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
Old Awadhi
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit सागर (sāgara).
Noun
सागर (sāgara) m
- sea
- collection, repository
- c. 1500s CE, Tulsīdās, Hanumān Cālīsā :
- जय हनुमान ज्ञान गुन सागर
जय कपीस तिहुँ लोक उजागर- jaya hanumāna jñāna guna sāgara
jaya kapīsa tihum̐ loka ujāgara - Victory to Thee, O Hanuman, the ocean of wisdom and virtue.
Victory to the Lord of apes, the one who is known in the three worlds.
- jaya hanumāna jñāna guna sāgara
- जय हनुमान ज्ञान गुन सागर
Pali
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
Noun
सागर m
- Devanagari script form of sāgara
Declension
Declension table of "सागर" (masculine)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | सागरो (sāgaro) | सागरा (sāgarā) |
| Accusative (second) | सागरं (sāgaraṃ) | सागरे (sāgare) |
| Instrumental (third) | सागरेन (sāgarena) | सागरेहि (sāgarehi) or सागरेभि (sāgarebhi) |
| Dative (fourth) | सागरस्स (sāgarassa) or सागराय (sāgarāya) or सागरत्थं (sāgaratthaṃ) | सागरानं (sāgarānaṃ) |
| Ablative (fifth) | सागरस्मा (sāgarasmā) or सागरम्हा (sāgaramhā) or सागरा (sāgarā) | सागरेहि (sāgarehi) or सागरेभि (sāgarebhi) |
| Genitive (sixth) | सागरस्स (sāgarassa) | सागरानं (sāgarānaṃ) |
| Locative (seventh) | सागरस्मिं (sāgarasmiṃ) or सागरम्हि (sāgaramhi) or सागरे (sāgare) | सागरेसु (sāgaresu) |
| Vocative (calling) | सागर (sāgara) | सागरा (sāgarā) |
Prakrit
Noun
सागर (sāgara) m
- Devanagari script form of 𑀲𑀸𑀕𑀭
Declension
| Maharastri declension of सागर (masculine) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| Nominative | सागरो (sāgaro) | सागरा (sāgarā) |
| Accusative | सागरं (sāgaraṃ) | सागरे (sāgare) or सागरा (sāgarā) |
| Instrumental | सागरेण (sāgareṇa) or सागरेणं (sāgareṇaṃ) | सागरेहि (sāgarehi) or सागरेहिं (sāgarehiṃ) |
| Dative | सागराअ (sāgarāa) | — |
| Ablative | सागराओ (sāgarāo) or सागराउ (sāgarāu) or सागरा (sāgarā) or सागराहि (sāgarāhi) or सागराहिंतो (sāgarāhiṃto) | — |
| Genitive | सागरस्स (sāgarassa) | सागराण (sāgarāṇa) or सागराणं (sāgarāṇaṃ) |
| Locative | सागरम्मि (sāgarammi) or सागरे (sāgare) | सागरेसु (sāgaresu) or सागरेसुं (sāgaresuṃ) |
| Vocative | सागर (sāgara) or सागरा (sāgarā) | सागरा (sāgarā) |
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- সাগৰ (Assamese script)
- ᬲᬵᬕᬭ (Balinese script)
- সাগর (Bengali script)
- 𑰭𑰯𑰐𑰨 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀲𑀸𑀕𑀭 (Brahmi script)
- သာဂရ (Burmese script)
- સાગર (Gujarati script)
- ਸਾਗਰ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌸𑌾𑌗𑌰 (Grantha script)
- ꦱꦴꦒꦫ (Javanese script)
- 𑂮𑂰𑂏𑂩 (Kaithi script)
- ಸಾಗರ (Kannada script)
- សាគរ (Khmer script)
- ສາຄຣ (Lao script)
- സാഗര (Malayalam script)
- ᠰᠠ᠊ᠠᡤᠠᡵᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘭𑘰𑘐𑘨 (Modi script)
- ᠰᠠᢗᠺᠠᠷᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧍𑧑𑦰𑧈 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐳𑐵𑐐𑐬 (Newa script)
- ସାଗର (Odia script)
- ꢱꢵꢔꢬ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆱𑆳𑆓𑆫 (Sharada script)
- 𑖭𑖯𑖐𑖨 (Siddham script)
- සාගර (Sinhalese script)
- 𑪁𑩛𑩞𑩼 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚨𑚭𑚌𑚤 (Takri script)
- ஸாக³ர (Tamil script)
- సాగర (Telugu script)
- สาคร (Thai script)
- སཱ་ག་ར (Tibetan script)
- 𑒮𑒰𑒑𑒩 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨰𑨊𑨍𑨫 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
Vṛddhi derivative of सगर (sagara, “ocean, sea”).
Pronunciation
Noun
सागर • (sāgara) stem, m
Declension
| Masculine a-stem declension of सागर (sāgara) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | सागरः sāgaraḥ |
सागरौ / सागरा¹ sāgarau / sāgarā¹ |
सागराः / सागरासः¹ sāgarāḥ / sāgarāsaḥ¹ |
| Vocative | सागर sāgara |
सागरौ / सागरा¹ sāgarau / sāgarā¹ |
सागराः / सागरासः¹ sāgarāḥ / sāgarāsaḥ¹ |
| Accusative | सागरम् sāgaram |
सागरौ / सागरा¹ sāgarau / sāgarā¹ |
सागरान् sāgarān |
| Instrumental | सागरेण sāgareṇa |
सागराभ्याम् sāgarābhyām |
सागरैः / सागरेभिः¹ sāgaraiḥ / sāgarebhiḥ¹ |
| Dative | सागराय sāgarāya |
सागराभ्याम् sāgarābhyām |
सागरेभ्यः sāgarebhyaḥ |
| Ablative | सागरात् sāgarāt |
सागराभ्याम् sāgarābhyām |
सागरेभ्यः sāgarebhyaḥ |
| Genitive | सागरस्य sāgarasya |
सागरयोः sāgarayoḥ |
सागराणाम् sāgarāṇām |
| Locative | सागरे sāgare |
सागरयोः sāgarayoḥ |
सागरेषु sāgareṣu |
| Notes |
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Synonyms
Descendants
Learned borrowings from सागर (sāgara)
References
- Monier Williams (1899) “सागर”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, , new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1198/2.
- Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 685