सर्व

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Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit सर्व (sárva). Doublet of सब (sab) and हर (har).

Adjective

सर्व (sarv) (indeclinable)

  1. (formal or in compounds) whole, entire, all, every
    Synonyms: सब (sab), सारा (sārā), पूरा (pūrā), पूर्ण (pūrṇ)

References

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit सर्व (sárva).

Adjective

सर्व (sarva)

  1. whole, entire, all, every
    सर्वजण
    sarvajaṇ
    everyone

References

  • Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “सर्व”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “सर्व”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *sárwas (whole, all, entire), from Proto-Indo-European *sólh₂wos (whole). Cognate with Avestan 𐬵𐬀𐬎𐬭𐬎𐬎𐬀 (hauruua), Old Persian 𐏃𐎽𐎺 (h-ru-v /⁠haruva⁠/) (whence Persian هر (har)), Ancient Greek ὅλος (hólos, whole), Latin sollus, Albanian gjallë.

Pronunciation

Adjective

सर्व (sárva) stem

  1. whole, entire, all, every
    • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 10.51.9:
      तव॑ प्रया॒जा अ॑नुया॒जाश् च॒ केव॑ल॒ ऊर्ज॑स्वन्तो ह॒विष॑: सन्तु भा॒गाः।
      तवा॑ग्ने य॒ज्ञो॒३॒॑ऽयम॑स्तु॒ सर्व॒स् तुभ्यं॑ नमन्तां प्र॒दिश॒श् चत॑स्रः॥
      táva prayājā́ anuyājā́ś ca kévala ū́rjasvanto havíṣa: santu bhāgā́ḥ.
      távāgne yajñòʼyámastu sárvas túbhyaṃ namantāṃ pradíśaś cátasraḥ.
      Yours be the first oblations and the latter, entire, your forceful share of holy presents.
      Let all this sacrifice be yours, O Agni, and let the world's four regions bow before you.
  2. of all sorts, manifold, various, different
  3. altogether, wholly, completely, in all parts, everywhere

Declension

Masculine pronominal a-stem declension of सर्व (sárva)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative सर्वः
sárvaḥ
सर्वौ / सर्वा¹
sárvau / sárvā¹
सर्वे
sárve
Vocative सर्व
sárva
सर्वौ / सर्वा¹
sárvau / sárvā¹
सर्वे
sárve
Accusative सर्वम्
sárvam
सर्वौ / सर्वा¹
sárvau / sárvā¹
सर्वान्
sárvān
Instrumental सर्वेण
sárveṇa
सर्वाभ्याम्
sárvābhyām
सर्वैः / सर्वेभिः¹
sárvaiḥ / sárvebhiḥ¹
Dative सर्वस्मै
sárvasmai
सर्वाभ्याम्
sárvābhyām
सर्वेभ्यः
sárvebhyaḥ
Ablative सर्वस्मात्
sárvasmāt
सर्वाभ्याम्
sárvābhyām
सर्वेभ्यः
sárvebhyaḥ
Genitive सर्वस्य
sárvasya
सर्वयोः
sárvayoḥ
सर्वेषाम्
sárveṣām
Locative सर्वस्मिन्
sárvasmin
सर्वयोः
sárvayoḥ
सर्वेषु
sárveṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
Feminine pronominal ā-stem declension of सर्वा (sárvā)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative सर्वा
sárvā
सर्वे
sárve
सर्वाः
sárvāḥ
Vocative सर्वे
sárve
सर्वे
sárve
सर्वाः
sárvāḥ
Accusative सर्वाम्
sárvām
सर्वे
sárve
सर्वाः
sárvāḥ
Instrumental सर्वया / सर्वा¹
sárvayā / sárvā¹
सर्वाभ्याम्
sárvābhyām
सर्वाभिः
sárvābhiḥ
Dative सर्वस्यै
sárvasyai
सर्वाभ्याम्
sárvābhyām
सर्वाभ्यः
sárvābhyaḥ
Ablative सर्वस्याः
sárvasyāḥ
सर्वाभ्याम्
sárvābhyām
सर्वाभ्यः
sárvābhyaḥ
Genitive सर्वस्याः
sárvasyāḥ
सर्वयोः
sárvayoḥ
सर्वासाम्
sárvāsām
Locative सर्वस्याम्
sárvasyām
सर्वयोः
sárvayoḥ
सर्वासु
sárvāsu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
Neuter pronominal a-stem declension of सर्व (sárva)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative सर्वम्
sárvam
सर्वे
sárve
सर्वाणि / सर्वा¹
sárvāṇi / sárvā¹
Vocative सर्व
sárva
सर्वे
sárve
सर्वाणि / सर्वा¹
sárvāṇi / sárvā¹
Accusative सर्वम्
sárvam
सर्वे
sárve
सर्वाणि / सर्वा¹
sárvāṇi / sárvā¹
Instrumental सर्वेण
sárveṇa
सर्वाभ्याम्
sárvābhyām
सर्वैः / सर्वेभिः¹
sárvaiḥ / sárvebhiḥ¹
Dative सर्वस्मै
sárvasmai
सर्वाभ्याम्
sárvābhyām
सर्वेभ्यः
sárvebhyaḥ
Ablative सर्वस्मात्
sárvasmāt
सर्वाभ्याम्
sárvābhyām
सर्वेभ्यः
sárvebhyaḥ
Genitive सर्वस्य
sárvasya
सर्वयोः
sárvayoḥ
सर्वेषाम्
sárveṣām
Locative सर्वस्मिन्
sárvasmin
सर्वयोः
sárvayoḥ
सर्वेषु
sárveṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Derived terms

Borrowed terms

Descendants

References

  • Monier Williams (1899) “सर्व”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, , new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1184/3.
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎ (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 711
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “sárva”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press