ساہ

See also: شاه, شاہ, and شاة

Baluchi

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱwes- (“to pant, puff, sigh”). Cognate with Latin queror, English quarrel, wheeze, Icelandic hvæsa, Pashto سا (sā, “breath, blow, puff, soul, spirit, essence”), Sanskrit श्वास (śvāsa).

Noun

ساہ • (sáh)

1. breath

See also

• نپس (napas)

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Takka Apabhramsa [Term?], from Prakrit 𑀲𑀸𑀲 (sāsa), ultimately from Sanskrit श्वास (śvāsá).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) Phonetic: sā́(h) IPA^(key): /säː˦(ɦ)/
• Rhymes: -äː˦

Noun

ساہ • (sāh) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਸਾਹ)

1. breath
2. respite, rest, relaxation
3. accord, calm
4. push, power, strength
5. rich, wealthy
6. an honest person

Declension

Declension of ساہ
dir. sg.	ساہ (sāh)
dir. pl.	ساہ (sāh)
	singular	plural
direct	ساہ (sāh)	ساہ (sāh)
oblique	ساہ (sāh)	ساہاں (sāhāṉ)
vocative	ساہا (sāhā)	ساہو (sāho)
ablative	ساہوں (sāhoṉ)	—
locative	ساہے (sāhe)	ساہِیں (sāhīṉ)
instrumental	ساہے (sāhe)	ساہِیں (sāhīṉ)

Further reading

• Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “ساہ”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
• “ساہ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “śvāsá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 740