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Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit , from Sanskrit सार्ध (sārdha, “plus a half”). Compare Nepali साढे (sāḍhe), Punjabi ਸਾਢੇ (sāḍhe), Gujarati સાડા (sāḍā), Marathi साडे (sāḍe), Bengali সাড়ে (śaṛe).
Pronunciation
Adjective
साढ़े • (sāṛhe) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling ساڑھے)
- ... and a half
- half past (mostly for hours three and up)
डेढ़, ढाई, और अब साढ़े तीन बज गए हैं।- ḍeṛh, ḍhāī, aur ab sāṛhe tīn baj gae ha͠i.
- 1:30, 2:30, and now it's half past three.
See also
- डेढ़ (ḍeṛh, “half past one”)
- ढाई (ḍhāī, “half past two”)
- आधा (ādhā, “half”) (not for telling time)
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “sārdha”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press