सरोवर

See also: सर्वर

Hindi

Etymology

From Sanskrit सरस् (saras, “a large sheet of water, such as a pool or pond”).

Noun

सरोवर • (sarovar) m (Urdu spelling سروور)

1. lake

   नीला सरोवर पहाड़ियों से घिरा हुआ था।

   nīlā sarovar pahāṛiyõ se ghirā huā thā.

   The blue lake was encircled by hills.

   आँधी के दौरान, सरोवर में लहरियाँ उठती है।

   āndhī ke daurān, sarovar mẽ lahriyā̃ uṭhtī hai.

   During a storm, ripples arise in the lake.

Declension

Declension of सरोवर (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	सरोवर sarovar	सरोवर sarovar
oblique	सरोवर sarovar	सरोवरों sarovarõ
vocative	सरोवर sarovar	सरोवरो sarovaro

Synonyms

• झील (jhīl)

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “सरोवर”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• Platts, John T. (1884) “सरोवर”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.

Marathi

एक सरोवर

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sə.ɾo.ʋəɾ/

Noun

सरोवर • (sarovar) n

1. lake

Declension

Declension of सरोवर (neut cons-stem)
direct singular	सरोवर sarovar
direct plural	सरोवरे, सरोवरं sarovare, sarovra
	singular एकवचन		plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	सरोवर sarovar		सरोवरे, सरोवरं sarovare, sarovra
oblique सामान्यरूप	सरोवरा sarovarā		सरोवरां- sarovarān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	सरोवराला sarovarālā		सरोवरांना sarovarānnā
ergative	सरोवराने, सरोवरानं sarovarāne, sarovarāna		सरोवरांनी sarovarānnī
instrumental	सरोवराशी sarovarāśī		सरोवरांशी sarovarānśī
locative सप्तमी	सरोवरात sarovarāt		सरोवरांत sarovarāt
vocative संबोधन	सरोवरा sarovarā		सरोवरांनो sarovarānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.

Genitive declension of सरोवर (neut cons-stem)
	masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म		feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म		neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म		oblique सामान्यरूप
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular* एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन
singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता	सरोवराचा sarovarāċā	सरोवराचे sarovarāċe	सरोवराची sarovarācī	सरोवराच्या sarovarācā	सरोवराचे, सरोवराचं sarovarāċe, sarovarāċa	सरोवराची sarovarācī	सरोवराच्या sarovarācā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	सरोवरांचा sarovarānċā	सरोवरांचे sarovarānċe	सरोवरांची sarovarāñcī	सरोवरांच्या sarovarāncā	सरोवरांचे, सरोवरांचं sarovarānċe, sarovarānċa	सरोवरांची sarovarāñcī	सरोवरांच्या sarovarāñcā
* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

See also

• तलाव (talāv)

References

• Berntsen, Maxine, “सरोवर”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “सरोवर”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Shridhar Ganesh Vaze (1911) “सरोवर”, in The Aryabhusan School Dictionary, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press