सवा

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀯𑀸𑀬 (savāya), from Sanskrit सपाद (sapāda).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /sə.ʋɑː/, [sɐ.ʋäː]

Adjective

सवा • (savā) (Urdu spelling سوا)

1. one and a quarter
2. and a quarter

   सवा एक बज गए हैं। ― savā ek baj gae ha͠i. ― The time is 1:15.

Declension

Declension of सवा (ā-stem)

	masculine		feminine
	singular	plural	singular	plural
direct	सवा savā	सवे save	सवी savī	सवी savī
oblique	सवे save	सवे save	सवी savī	सवी savī
vocative	सवे save	सवे save	सवी savī	सवी savī

Noun

सवा • (savā) m pl (Urdu spelling سوا)

1. one and a quarter

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “sapāda”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press