सदा

See also: सूदो, सद्, and सदी

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /sə.d̪ɑː/, [sɐ.d̪äː]

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit सदा (sadā).

Adverb

सदा • (sadā) (Urdu spelling سدا)

1. always
2. perpetually, continually
3. forever, eternally
4. night and day, to end of chapter

Synonyms

• सदैव (sadaiv)
• सर्वदा (sarvadā)
• हमेशा (hameśā)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Classical Persian صدا (sadā), from Arabic صَدًى (ṣadan).

Noun

सदा • (sadā) f (Urdu spelling صدا)

1. (rare) sound, voice, echo

Declension

Declension of सदा (fem ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	सदा sadā	सदाएँ sadāẽ
oblique	सदा sadā	सदाओं sadāõ
vocative	सदा sadā	सदाओ sadāo

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit सदा (sadā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sə.d̪a/

Adverb

सदा • (sadā)

1. always, evermore

   Synonyms: सतत (satat), नेहमी (nehmī)

2. forever, permanently

   Synonym: कायम (kāyam)

References

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “सदा”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• sadā (Latin script)
• 𑀲𑀤𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• সদা (Bengali script)
• සදා (Sinhalese script)
• သဒါ or သၻႃ (Burmese script)
• สทา or สะทา (Thai script)
• ᩈᨴᩤ (Tai Tham script)
• ສທາ or ສະທາ (Lao script)
• សទា (Khmer script)
• 𑄥𑄘𑄂 (Chakma script)

Particle

सदा

1. Devanagari script form of sadā (“always”)

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *sádaH (“always”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬵𐬀𐬜𐬀 (haδa).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /sɐ́.dɑː/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈs̪ɐ.d̪ɑː/

Adverb

सदा • (sádā)

1. always, ever, perpetually, every time

Descendants

• Pali: sadā

Borrowed terms

• Assamese: সদাই (xodai)
• Hindi: सदा (sadā)
• Urdu: سدا