शपथ

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Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit शपथ (śapatha).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ʃə.pət̪ʰ/,

Noun

शपथ (śapathf (Urdu spelling شپتھ)

  1. 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.
  2. (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

Etymology

From the root शप् (śap, to swear, curse).

Pronunciation

Noun

शपथ (śapátha) stemm

  1. oath, vow
  2. swear
  3. scolding, curse
  4. ordeal
  5. reviling, anathema

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of शपथ
singular dual plural
nominative शपथः (śapathaḥ) शपथौ (śapathau)
शपथा¹ (śapathā¹)
शपथाः (śapathāḥ)
शपथासः¹ (śapathāsaḥ¹)
accusative शपथम् (śapatham) शपथौ (śapathau)
शपथा¹ (śapathā¹)
शपथान् (śapathān)
instrumental शपथेन (śapathena) शपथाभ्याम् (śapathābhyām) शपथैः (śapathaiḥ)
शपथेभिः¹ (śapathebhiḥ¹)
dative शपथाय (śapathāya) शपथाभ्याम् (śapathābhyām) शपथेभ्यः (śapathebhyaḥ)
ablative शपथात् (śapathāt) शपथाभ्याम् (śapathābhyām) शपथेभ्यः (śapathebhyaḥ)
genitive शपथस्य (śapathasya) शपथयोः (śapathayoḥ) शपथानाम् (śapathānām)
locative शपथे (śapathe) शपथयोः (śapathayoḥ) शपथेषु (śapatheṣu)
vocative शपथ (śapatha) शपथौ (śapathau)
शपथा¹ (śapathā¹)
शपथाः (śapathāḥ)
शपथासः¹ (śapathāsaḥ¹)
  • ¹Vedic

Descendants

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