सत्य

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HindiEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from Sanskrit सत्य (satya, “true; truth, reality”). Doublet of सच (sac), a tadbhava.

AdjectiveEdit

सत्य • (satya) (Urdu spelling ستیہ‎)

1. true, real

   Synonyms: सच्चा (saccā)

   Antonyms: मिथ्या (mithyā), झूठा (jhūṭhā)

2. sincere, honest, righteous

   Synonyms: सच्चा (saccā)

Derived termsEdit

Terms derived from सत्य (satya)

• असत्य (asatya)

• सत्यवाद (satyavād)

• सत्याभास (satyābhās)

NounEdit

सत्य • (satya) m (Urdu spelling ستیہ‎)

1. truth

   Synonyms: सच्चाई (saccāī)

   Antonyms: मिथ्या (mithyā), झूठ (jhūṭh)

2. reality, actuality

   Synonyms: वास्तविकता (vāstaviktā), हक़ीक़त (haqīqat)

3. sincerity, righteousness

Related termsEdit

• सत्या f (satyā)

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SanskritEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hsatyás, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁s-n̥t-yós, from *h₁es-. Compare Avestan 𐬵𐬀𐬌𐬚𐬌𐬌𐬀‎ (haiθiia) and Old Persian 𐏃𐏁𐎡𐎹 (hašiya-).

AdjectiveEdit

सत्य • (satya)

1. true,
2. real, actual
3. genuine
4. sincere, honest
5. truthful, faithful
6. pure
7. virtuous
8. good
9. successful
10. effectual
11. valid

DescendantsEdit

• Ashokan Prakrit: 𑀲𑀘 (saca)
  • Magadhi Prakrit: 𑀲𑀘𑁆𑀘 (sacca)
    • Assamese: সঁচা (xõsa)
    • Sylheti: ꠢꠣꠌꠣ (hasa)
  • Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀲𑀘𑁆𑀘 (sacca)
    • Old Marathi: साज (sāja)
  • Pali: sacca
  • Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀲𑀘𑁆𑀘 (sacca)
    • Gujarati: સાચ (sāc)
    • Hindi: सच (sac)
    • Punjabi:

      Gurmukhi: ਸੱਚ (sacca)

      Shahmukhi: سچ‎ (sac)

    • Urdu: سچ‎ (sac)
• → Bengali: সত্য (śôtj)
• → Hindi: सत्य (satya)
• → Kannada: ಸತ್ಯ (satya)
• → Khmer: សត្យ (sɑtyɔɔ), សត្យា (sɑtyiə)
• → Lao: ສັດ (sat)
• → Malay: setia
• → Punjabi: ਸਤਿ (sati)
• → Telugu: సత్యము (satyamu)
• → Thai: สัตย์ (sàt)

NounEdit

सत्य • (satya) n

1. truth
2. reality

InflectionEdit

Neuter a-stem declension of सत्य
Nom. sg.	सत्यम् (satyam)
Gen. sg.	सत्यस्य (satyasya)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	सत्यम् (satyam)	सत्ये (satye)	सत्यानि (satyāni)
Vocative	सत्य (satya)	सत्ये (satye)	सत्यानि (satyāni)
Accusative	सत्यम् (satyam)	सत्ये (satye)	सत्यानि (satyāni)
Instrumental	सत्येन (satyena)	सत्याभ्याम् (satyābhyām)	सत्यैः (satyaiḥ)
Dative	सत्या (satyā)	सत्याभ्याम् (satyābhyām)	सत्येभ्यः (satyebhyaḥ)
Ablative	सत्यात् (satyāt)	सत्याभ्याम् (satyābhyām)	सत्येभ्यः (satyebhyaḥ)
Genitive	सत्यस्य (satyasya)	सत्ययोः (satyayoḥ)	सत्यानाम् (satyānām)
Locative	सत्ये (satye)	सत्ययोः (satyayoḥ)	सत्येषु (satyeṣu)

Derived termsEdit

• सत्याग्रह (satyāgṛha)

ReferencesEdit

• Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary, page 1135