سدا
Punjabi
Etymology 1
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit सदा (sadā).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Punjabi) IPA(key): /sə.d̪äː/
- Rhymes: -äː
- Hyphenation: سَ‧دا
Adverb
سَدا • (sadā) (Gurmukhi spelling ਸਦਾ)
- always; perpetually, continually
- Synonym: ہَمیشَہ (hameśah)
Further reading
- Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “سدا”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
- “ਸਦਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
Etymology 2
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀲𑀤𑁆𑀤 (sadda), from Sanskrit शब्द (śábda). Cognate with Saraiki سَݙَّا (saḏḏā). Doublet of شَبْد (śabd)
Pronunciation
- (Standard Punjabi) IPA(key): /səd̪.d̪äː/, [sɐd̪.d̪äː]
- Rhymes: -äː
Noun
سَدّا • (saddā) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਸੱਦਾ)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | سَدّا (saddā) | سَدّے (sadde) |
| oblique | سَدّے (sadde) | سَدّیْاں (saddiyāṉ) |
| vocative | سَدّیْا (saddiyā) | سَدّیو (saddīv) |
| ablative | سَدّیوں (saddīvṉ) | سَدّیْاں (saddiyāṉ) |
| locative | – | سَدِّیں (saddiīṉ) |
| instrumental | سَدّے (sadde) | – |
Further reading
- Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “سدّا”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
- “ਸੱਦਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “śábda”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 712
Urdu
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit सदा (sadā).
Adverb
سَدا • (sadā) (Hindi spelling सदा)
- always
- perpetually, continually
- forever, eternally
- night and day, to end of chapter