سدا
Punjabi edit
Etymology 1 edit
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit सदा (sadā).
Pronunciation edit
- (Standard Punjabi) IPA(key): /sə.d̪äː/
- Rhymes: -äː
- Hyphenation: سَ‧دا
Adverb edit
سَدا • (sadā) (Gurmukhi spelling ਸਦਾ)
- always; perpetually, continually
- Synonym: ہَمیشَہ (hameśah)
Further reading edit
- Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “سدا”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
- “ਸਦਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
Etymology 2 edit
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀲𑀤𑁆𑀤 (sadda), from Sanskrit शब्द (śábda). Cognate with Saraiki سَݙَّا (saḏḏā). Doublet of شَبْد (śabd)
Pronunciation edit
- (Standard Punjabi) IPA(key): /səd̪.d̪äː/, [sɐd̪.d̪äː]
- Rhymes: -äː
Noun edit
سَدّا • (saddā) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਸੱਦਾ)
Declension edit
Declension of سدا | ||
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dir. sg. | سَدّا (saddā) | |
dir. pl. | سَدّے (sadde) | |
singular | plural | |
direct | سَدّا (saddā) | سَدّے (sadde) |
oblique | سَدّے (sadde) | سَدّیاں |
vocative | سَدّیا | سَدّیو (saddīv) |
ablative | سَدّیوں (saddīvṉ) | — |
locative | سَدّے (sadde) | — |
instrumental | سَدّے (sadde) | — |
Further reading edit
- Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “سدّا”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
- “ਸੱਦਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “śábda”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 712
Urdu edit
Etymology edit
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit सदा (sadā).
Adverb edit
سَدا • (sadā) (Hindi spelling सदा)
- always
- perpetually, continually
- forever, eternally
- night and day, to end of chapter