Bengali edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀲𑀤𑁆𑀤𑀳𑀸𑀇 (saddahāi), from Sanskrit श्रद्दधाति (śraddadhāti, to believe, trust; to expect (something) from someone), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *śraddádʰaHti, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćradᶻdʰádʰaHti, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱred-dʰédʰeh₁ti (to be placing one's heart, i.e. "to be believing or trusting"), compounded from the oblique case form of *ḱérd (heart) +‎ *dʰédʰeh₁ti (to be placing).

Pronunciation edit

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /ʃad̪ʱa/, [ˈʃad̪ʱaˑ]
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /ʃad̪ʱa/, [ˈʃad̪ʱaˑ]

Verb edit

সাধা (śadha)

  1. to entreat, beseech, coax
  2. to offer (beseechingly)

Conjugation edit

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