सेवा
See also: सेवि
Hindi
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Sanskrit सेवा (sevā). The use as in bus service is a semantic loan from English service.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editसेवा • (sevā) f
- service, care
- सैनिक सेवा ― sainik sevā ― military service
- service, facility
- बस सेवा ― bas sevā ― bus service
Declension
editDeclension of सेवा (fem ā-stem)
Derived terms
edit- सेवा करना (sevā karnā, “to serve, to take care”)
Sanskrit
editAlternative scripts
editAlternative scripts
- সেৱা (Assamese script)
- ᬲᬾᬯᬵ (Balinese script)
- সেবা (Bengali script)
- 𑰭𑰸𑰪𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀲𑁂𑀯𑀸 (Brahmi script)
- သေဝါ (Burmese script)
- સેવા (Gujarati script)
- ਸੇਵਾ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌸𑍇𑌵𑌾 (Grantha script)
- ꦱꦺꦮꦴ (Javanese script)
- 𑂮𑂵𑂫𑂰 (Kaithi script)
- ಸೇವಾ (Kannada script)
- សេវា (Khmer script)
- ເສວາ (Lao script)
- സേവാ (Malayalam script)
- ᠰᡝᠸᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
- 𑘭𑘹𑘪𑘰 (Modi script)
- ᠰᠧᠸᠠ᠋ᠠ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧍𑧚𑧊𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐳𑐾𑐰𑐵 (Newa script)
- ସେଵା (Odia script)
- ꢱꢾꢮꢵ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆱𑆼𑆮𑆳 (Sharada script)
- 𑖭𑖸𑖪𑖯 (Siddham script)
- සෙවා (Sinhalese script)
- 𑪁𑩔𑩾𑩛 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚨𑚲𑚦𑚭 (Takri script)
- ஸேவா (Tamil script)
- సేవా (Telugu script)
- เสวา (Thai script)
- སེ་ཝཱ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒮𑒹𑒫𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨰𑨄𑨭𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
editFrom the root सेव् (sev).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editसेवा • (sevā) stem, f
- going or resorting to, visiting, frequenting
- service, attendance on
- worship, homage, reverence, devotion to
- sexual intercourse
- addiction to, indulgence in, practice or employment or frequent enjoyment of
Declension
editFeminine ā-stem declension of सेवा (sevā) | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | सेवा sevā |
सेवे seve |
सेवाः sevāḥ |
Vocative | सेवे seve |
सेवे seve |
सेवाः sevāḥ |
Accusative | सेवाम् sevām |
सेवे seve |
सेवाः sevāḥ |
Instrumental | सेवया / सेवा¹ sevayā / sevā¹ |
सेवाभ्याम् sevābhyām |
सेवाभिः sevābhiḥ |
Dative | सेवायै sevāyai |
सेवाभ्याम् sevābhyām |
सेवाभ्यः sevābhyaḥ |
Ablative | सेवायाः / सेवायै² sevāyāḥ / sevāyai² |
सेवाभ्याम् sevābhyām |
सेवाभ्यः sevābhyaḥ |
Genitive | सेवायाः / सेवायै² sevāyāḥ / sevāyai² |
सेवयोः sevayoḥ |
सेवानाम् sevānām |
Locative | सेवायाम् sevāyām |
सेवयोः sevayoḥ |
सेवासु sevāsu |
Notes |
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Descendants
editReferences
edit- Monier Williams (1899) “सेवा”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1247.
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