See also: -सा

Hindi edit

Pronunciation edit

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /sɑː/, [s̪äː]

Etymology 1 edit

Ultimately from Sanskrit सम (sama).

Postposition edit

सा () (Urdu spelling سا‎)

  1. like, as
  2. resembling, alike
  3. -ish, -esque
    वह बड़ा सा आदमी है।vah baṛā ādmī hai.He is like a big man.
    वो हरा सा है।vo harā hai.It is greenish.
Usage notes edit

The semblative particle is equivalent to the semblative case found in some languages.

Declension edit

Etymology 2 edit

Noun edit

सा (m

  1. (music) the first note of the Indian solfegeषड्ज (ṣaḍj)
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

सा (? (Newa Spelling 𑐳𑐵)

  1. cattle

Pali edit

Alternative forms edit

Adjective edit

सा

  1. Devanagari script form of , which is feminine nominative singular of (ta, that)

Pronoun edit

सा

  1. Devanagari script form of , which is nominative singular of ता (, she, it)

Noun edit

सा

  1. Devanagari script form of , which is inflection of सन्:
    1. nominative singular
    2. nominative/vocative plural (san, dog)

Sanskrit edit

Etymology 1 edit

Noun edit

सा () root formf

  1. name of Lakshmi or Gauri
Declension edit
Feminine ā-stem declension of सा
Nom. sg. सा ()
Gen. sg. सायाः (sāyāḥ)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative सा () 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 (f

  1. giving, bestowing, granting (usually at the end of a compound)
    अप्सा (ap-sā)giving water
    अश्वसा (aśva-sā)gaining or procuring horses

Etymology 3 edit

From Proto-Indo-European *séh₂. Compare also masculine and neuter forms (), तद् (tád).

Pronoun edit

सा (sā́f

  1. (3rd person pronoun) she
Declension edit
Declension of सा
Nom. sg. सा ()
Gen. sg. तस्याः (tasyāḥ)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative सा () 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