सर्प
See also: सुरूप
Hindi edit
Etymology edit
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit सर्प (sarpa). Doublet of साँप (sā̃p).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
सर्प • (sarp) m (Urdu spelling سرپ)
Declension edit
Marathi edit
Etymology edit
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit सर्प (sarpa). Doublet of साप (sāp).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
सर्प • (sarpa) m (feminine सर्पीण)
Further reading edit
- Berntsen, Maxine, “सर्प”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “सर्प”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
- दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950), “सर्प”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
Sanskrit edit
Alternative scripts edit
Alternative scripts
- সৰ্প (Assamese script)
- ᬲᬃᬧ (Balinese script)
- সর্প (Bengali script)
- 𑰭𑰨𑰿𑰢 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀲𑀭𑁆𑀧 (Brahmi script)
- သရ်္ပ (Burmese script)
- સર્પ (Gujarati script)
- ਸਰੑਪ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌪 (Grantha script)
- ꦱꦂꦥ (Javanese script)
- 𑂮𑂩𑂹𑂣 (Kaithi script)
- ಸರ್ಪ (Kannada script)
- សប៌ (Khmer script)
- ສຣ຺ປ (Lao script)
- സര്പ (Malayalam script)
- ᠰᠠᡵᢒᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘭𑘨𑘿𑘢 (Modi script)
- ᠰᠠᠷᢒᠠ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧍𑧈𑧠𑧂 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐳𑐬𑑂𑐥 (Newa script)
- ସର୍ପ (Odia script)
- ꢱꢬ꣄ꢦ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆱𑆫𑇀𑆥 (Sharada script)
- 𑖭𑖨𑖿𑖢 (Siddham script)
- සර්ප (Sinhalese script)
- 𑪁𑩼 𑪙𑩰 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚨𑚤𑚶𑚞 (Takri script)
- ஸர்ப (Tamil script)
- సర్ప (Telugu script)
- สรฺป (Thai script)
- ས་རྤ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒮𑒩𑓂𑒣 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨰𑨫𑩇𑨞 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology edit
From Proto-Indo-Aryan *sarpás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *sarpás, from Proto-Indo-European *serp- (“to crawl, creep”). Cognate with Latin serpēns (“serpent”), Ancient Greek ἑρπετόν (herpetón), Albanian gjarpër.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
सर्प • (sarpá)
Declension edit
Masculine a-stem declension of सर्प (sarpá) | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | सर्पः sarpáḥ |
सर्पौ / सर्पा¹ sarpaú / sarpā́¹ |
सर्पाः / सर्पासः¹ sarpā́ḥ / sarpā́saḥ¹ |
Vocative | सर्प sárpa |
सर्पौ / सर्पा¹ sárpau / sárpā¹ |
सर्पाः / सर्पासः¹ sárpāḥ / sárpāsaḥ¹ |
Accusative | सर्पम् sarpám |
सर्पौ / सर्पा¹ sarpaú / sarpā́¹ |
सर्पान् sarpā́n |
Instrumental | सर्पेण sarpéṇa |
सर्पाभ्याम् sarpā́bhyām |
सर्पैः / सर्पेभिः¹ sarpaíḥ / sarpébhiḥ¹ |
Dative | सर्पाय sarpā́ya |
सर्पाभ्याम् sarpā́bhyām |
सर्पेभ्यः sarpébhyaḥ |
Ablative | सर्पात् sarpā́t |
सर्पाभ्याम् sarpā́bhyām |
सर्पेभ्यः sarpébhyaḥ |
Genitive | सर्पस्य sarpásya |
सर्पयोः sarpáyoḥ |
सर्पाणाम् sarpā́ṇām |
Locative | सर्पे sarpé |
सर्पयोः sarpáyoḥ |
सर्पेषु sarpéṣu |
Notes |
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Feminine ī-stem declension of सर्पी (sarpī́) | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | सर्पी sarpī́ |
सर्प्यौ / सर्पी¹ sarpyaù / sarpī́¹ |
सर्प्यः / सर्पीः¹ sarpyàḥ / sarpī́ḥ¹ |
Vocative | सर्पि sárpi |
सर्प्यौ / सर्पी¹ sárpyau / sárpī¹ |
सर्प्यः / सर्पीः¹ sárpyaḥ / sárpīḥ¹ |
Accusative | सर्पीम् sarpī́m |
सर्प्यौ / सर्पी¹ sarpyaù / sarpī́¹ |
सर्पीः sarpī́ḥ |
Instrumental | सर्प्या sarpyā̀ |
सर्पीभ्याम् sarpī́bhyām |
सर्पीभिः sarpī́bhiḥ |
Dative | सर्प्यै sarpyaì |
सर्पीभ्याम् sarpī́bhyām |
सर्पीभ्यः sarpī́bhyaḥ |
Ablative | सर्प्याः sarpyā̀ḥ |
सर्पीभ्याम् sarpī́bhyām |
सर्पीभ्यः sarpī́bhyaḥ |
Genitive | सर्प्याः sarpyā̀ḥ |
सर्प्योः sarpyòḥ |
सर्पीणाम् sarpī́ṇām |
Locative | सर्प्याम् sarpyā̀m |
सर्प्योः sarpyòḥ |
सर्पीषु sarpī́ṣu |
Notes |
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Neuter a-stem declension of सर्प (sarpá) | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | सर्पम् sarpám |
सर्पे sarpé |
सर्पाणि / सर्पा¹ sarpā́ṇi / sarpā́¹ |
Vocative | सर्प sárpa |
सर्पे sárpe |
सर्पाणि / सर्पा¹ sárpāṇi / sárpā¹ |
Accusative | सर्पम् sarpám |
सर्पे sarpé |
सर्पाणि / सर्पा¹ sarpā́ṇi / sarpā́¹ |
Instrumental | सर्पेण sarpéṇa |
सर्पाभ्याम् sarpā́bhyām |
सर्पैः / सर्पेभिः¹ sarpaíḥ / sarpébhiḥ¹ |
Dative | सर्पाय sarpā́ya |
सर्पाभ्याम् sarpā́bhyām |
सर्पेभ्यः sarpébhyaḥ |
Ablative | सर्पात् sarpā́t |
सर्पाभ्याम् sarpā́bhyām |
सर्पेभ्यः sarpébhyaḥ |
Genitive | सर्पस्य sarpásya |
सर्पयोः sarpáyoḥ |
सर्पाणाम् sarpā́ṇām |
Locative | सर्पे sarpé |
सर्पयोः sarpáyoḥ |
सर्पेषु sarpéṣu |
Notes |
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Noun edit
सर्प • (sarpá) stem, m
- a snake, serpent, serpent-demon (nāga), tortuous motion
- a particular constellation (when only the three unfavourable planets are situated in the three kendras)
- Mesua ferrea ( <= Mesua roxburghii), the Ceylon ironwood
- name of one of the 11 rudras of a rakshasa
- (in the plural) name of a particular tribe of mlecchas (formerly kshatriyas and described as wearing beards)
- name of the wife of a Rudra
Declension edit
Masculine a-stem declension of सर्प (sarpá) | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | सर्पः sarpáḥ |
सर्पौ / सर्पा¹ sarpaú / sarpā́¹ |
सर्पाः / सर्पासः¹ sarpā́ḥ / sarpā́saḥ¹ |
Vocative | सर्प sárpa |
सर्पौ / सर्पा¹ sárpau / sárpā¹ |
सर्पाः / सर्पासः¹ sárpāḥ / sárpāsaḥ¹ |
Accusative | सर्पम् sarpám |
सर्पौ / सर्पा¹ sarpaú / sarpā́¹ |
सर्पान् sarpā́n |
Instrumental | सर्पेण sarpéṇa |
सर्पाभ्याम् sarpā́bhyām |
सर्पैः / सर्पेभिः¹ sarpaíḥ / sarpébhiḥ¹ |
Dative | सर्पाय sarpā́ya |
सर्पाभ्याम् sarpā́bhyām |
सर्पेभ्यः sarpébhyaḥ |
Ablative | सर्पात् sarpā́t |
सर्पाभ्याम् sarpā́bhyām |
सर्पेभ्यः sarpébhyaḥ |
Genitive | सर्पस्य sarpásya |
सर्पयोः sarpáyoḥ |
सर्पाणाम् sarpā́ṇām |
Locative | सर्पे sarpé |
सर्पयोः sarpáyoḥ |
सर्पेषु sarpéṣu |
Notes |
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Noun edit
सर्प • (sarpá) stem, n
- = सपसामन् (sapa-sāman)
Declension edit
Neuter a-stem declension of सर्प (sarpá) | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | सर्पम् sarpám |
सर्पे sarpé |
सर्पाणि / सर्पा¹ sarpā́ṇi / sarpā́¹ |
Vocative | सर्प sárpa |
सर्पे sárpe |
सर्पाणि / सर्पा¹ sárpāṇi / sárpā¹ |
Accusative | सर्पम् sarpám |
सर्पे sarpé |
सर्पाणि / सर्पा¹ sarpā́ṇi / sarpā́¹ |
Instrumental | सर्पेण sarpéṇa |
सर्पाभ्याम् sarpā́bhyām |
सर्पैः / सर्पेभिः¹ sarpaíḥ / sarpébhiḥ¹ |
Dative | सर्पाय sarpā́ya |
सर्पाभ्याम् sarpā́bhyām |
सर्पेभ्यः sarpébhyaḥ |
Ablative | सर्पात् sarpā́t |
सर्पाभ्याम् sarpā́bhyām |
सर्पेभ्यः sarpébhyaḥ |
Genitive | सर्पस्य sarpásya |
सर्पयोः sarpáyoḥ |
सर्पाणाम् sarpā́ṇām |
Locative | सर्पे sarpé |
सर्पयोः sarpáyoḥ |
सर्पेषु sarpéṣu |
Notes |
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Descendants edit
- Kashmiri: سَرُپھ (saruph)
- Dhivehi: ހަރުފަ (harufa)
- → Javanese: sarpa
- Kholosi: sap
- Konkani: सोरोप (sorop)
- Sinhalese: සර්පයා (sarpayā)
- Magadhi Prakrit:
- Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀲𑀧𑁆𑀧 (sappa)
- Pali: sappa
- → Thai: สัปปะ (sàp-bpà)
- Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀲𑀧𑁆𑀧 (sappa)
- → Bengali: সর্প (śorpo)
- → Gujarati: સર્પ (sarp)
- → Hindi: सर्प (sarp)
- → Malayalam: സർപ്പം (saṟppaṁ)
- → Kannada: ಸರ್ಪ (sarpa)
- → Marathi: सर्प (sarpa)
- → Tamil: சர்ப்பம் (carppam)
- ⇒ Telugu: సర్పము (sarpamu)
References edit
- “सर्प॑” in Carl Cappeller, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary: Based upon the St. Petersburg Lexicons, Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, 1891, →OCLC, page 602, column 1.
- Arthur Anthony Macdonell (1893), “सर्प”, in A practical Sanskrit dictionary with transliteration, accentuation, and etymological analysis throughout, London: Oxford University Press, page 341
- Monier Williams (1899), “सर्प”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1184, column 1.