ਸੇਵਾ

Punjabi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit सेवा (sevā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [seː.ʋaː]

Noun

ਸੇਵਾ • (sevā) f (Shahmukhi spelling سیوا)

1. service, worship, duty
2. devotion
3. (Sikhism) seva

Declension

Declension of ਸੇਵਾ
dir. sg.	ਸੇਵਾ (sevā)
dir. pl.	ਸੇਵੇ (seve)
	singular	plural
direct	ਸੇਵਾ (sevā)	ਸੇਵੇ (seve)
oblique	ਸੇਵੇ (seve)	ਸੇਵਿਆਂ (seviā̃)
vocative	ਸੇਵਿਆ (seviā)	ਸੇਵਿਓ (sevio)
ablative	ਸੇਵਿਓਂ (seviõ)	—
locative	ਸੇਵੇ (seve)	—
instrumental	ਸੇਵੇ (seve)	—

References

• “ਸੇਵਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
• Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਸੇਵਾ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.