साढ़े

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit [Term?], from Sanskrit सार्ध (sārdha, “plus a half”). Compare Nepali साढे (sāḍhe), Punjabi ਸਾਢੇ (sāḍhe), Gujarati સાડા (sāḍā), Marathi साडे (sāḍe).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /sɑː.ɽʱeː/, [säː.ɽʱeː]

Adjective

साढ़े • (sāṛhe) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling ساڑھے)

1. ... and a half
2. half past (mostly for hours three and up)

   डेढ़, ढाई, और अब साढ़े तीन बज गए हैं।

   ḍeṛh, ḍhāī, aur ab sāṛhe tīn baj gae ha͠i.

   1:30, 2:30, and now it's half past three.

See also

• डेढ़ (ḍeṛh, “half past one”)
• ढाई (ḍhāī, “half past two”)
• आधा (ādhā, “half”) (not for telling time)

References

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