سہس

Urdu

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲 (sahassa), from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀭 (sahasra), from Sanskrit सहस्र (sahasra), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *saźʰásram, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *saȷ́ʰásram (“thousand”), from Proto-Indo-European *sm̥-ǵʰéslom, ultimately from *ǵʰéslom. Doublet of ہزار (hazār).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /sə.ɦəs/

Numeral

سہس • (sahas) (Hindi spelling सहस)

1. thousand

   Synonym: ہزار (hazār)

References

• “سہس”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “سہس”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.