सा
See also: -सा
Hindi edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Ultimately from Sanskrit सम (sama).
Postposition edit
- like, as
- resembling, alike
- -ish, -esque
- वह बड़ा सा आदमी है। ― vah baṛā sā ādmī hai. ― He is like a big man.
- वो हरा सा है। ― vo harā sā hai. ― It is greenish.
Usage notes edit
The semblative particle is equivalent to the semblative case found in some languages.
Declension edit
Declension of सा (ā-stem)
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
सा • (sā) m
Declension edit
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
References edit
- Bahri, Hardev (1989), “सा”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
Newar edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Pali edit
Alternative forms edit
Alternative forms
Adjective edit
सा
- Devanagari script form of sā, which is feminine nominative singular of त (ta, “that”)
Pronoun edit
सा
- Devanagari script form of sā, which is nominative singular of ता (tā, “she, it”)
Noun edit
सा
- Devanagari script form of sā, which is inflection of सन्:
- nominative singular
- nominative/vocative plural (san, “dog”)
Sanskrit edit
Etymology 1 edit
Noun edit
सा • (sā) root form, f
Declension edit
Feminine ā-stem declension of सा | |||
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Nom. sg. | सा (sā) | ||
Gen. sg. | सायाः (sāyāḥ) | ||
Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | सा (sā) | से (se) | साः (sāḥ) |
Vocative | से (se) | से (se) | साः (sāḥ) |
Accusative | साम् (sām) | से (se) | साः (sāḥ) |
Instrumental | सया (sayā) | साभ्याम् (sābhyām) | साभिः (sābhiḥ) |
Dative | सायै (sāyai) | साभ्याम् (sābhyām) | साभ्यः (sābhyaḥ) |
Ablative | सायाः (sāyāḥ) | साभ्याम् (sābhyām) | साभ्यः (sābhyaḥ) |
Genitive | सायाः (sāyāḥ) | सयोः (sayoḥ) | सानाम् (sānām) |
Locative | सायाम् (sāyām) | सयोः (sayoḥ) | सासु (sāsu) |
Etymology 2 edit
Weak form of the root सनति (sanati, “to procure, bestow, give, distribute”).
Adjective edit
सा • (sā) f
Etymology 3 edit
From Proto-Indo-European *séh₂. Compare also masculine and neuter forms स (sá), तद् (tád).
Pronoun edit
सा • (sā́) f
- (3rd person pronoun) she
Declension edit
Declension of सा | |||
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Nom. sg. | सा (sā) | ||
Gen. sg. | तस्याः (tasyāḥ) | ||
Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | सा (sā) | ते (te) | ताः (tāḥ) |
Vocative | — | — | — |
Accusative | ताम् (tām) | ते (te) | ताः (tāḥ) |
Instrumental | तया (tayā) | ताभ्याम् (tābhyām) | ताभिः (tābhiḥ) |
Dative | तस्यै (tasyai) | ताभ्याम् (tābhyām) | ताभ्यः (tābhyaḥ) |
Ablative | तस्याः, ततः (tasyāḥ, tataḥ) | ताभ्याम्, ततः (tābhyām, tataḥ) | ताभ्यः, ततः (tābhyaḥ, tataḥ) |
Genitive | तस्याः (tasyāḥ) | तयोः (tayoḥ) | तासाम् (tāsām) |
Locative | तस्याम् (tasyām) | तयोः (tayoḥ) | तासु (tāsu) |
References edit
- Monier Williams (1899), “सा”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1196.