سچا

Punjabi

Etymology 1

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀲𑀘𑁆𑀘 (sacca), from Sanskrit सत्य (sátya).

Pronunciation

Adjective

سَچّا • (saccā) (Gurmukhi spelling ਸੱਚਾ)

  1. truthful, honest
  2. loyal
Declension
Declension of سچا
masculine feminine
singular plural singular plural
direct سَچّا (saccā) سَچّے (sacce) سَچّی (saccī) سَچِّیاں (sacciyāṉ)
oblique سَچّے (sacce) سَچّیاں (sacceyāṉ) سَچّی (saccī) سَچِّیاں (sacciyāṉ)

Etymology 2

Inherited from Sanskrit *शुच्य (*śucya).

Pronunciation

Adjective

سُچّا • (succā) (Gurmukhi spelling ਸੁੱਚਾ)

  1. pure
  2. unpolluted
Declension
Declension of سچا
masculine feminine
singular plural singular plural
direct سُچّا (succā) سُچّے (succe) سُچّی (succī) سُچِّیاں (succiyāṉ)
oblique سُچّے (succe) سُچّیاں (succeyāṉ) سُچّی (succī) سُچِّیاں (succiyāṉ)

Urdu

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Hindi سچا (sca /⁠saccā⁠/) (c. 1564),[1] from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀘𑁆𑀘 (sacca), from Sanskrit सत्य (sátya).

Pronunciation

Adjective

سَچّا • (saccā) (Hindi spelling सच्चा)

  1. truthful, honest
  2. true
  3. real, genuine
  4. loyal
  5. strong

Declension

Declension of سچا
masculine feminine
singular plural singular plural
direct سَچّا (saccā) سَچّے (sacce) سَچّی (saccī) سَچّی (saccī)
indirect سَچّے (sacce) سَچّے (sacce) سَچّی (saccī) سَچّی (saccī)

References

  1. ^ سچا”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.

Further reading

  • سچا”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.
  • Fallon, Platts, Qureshi, Shakespear (2024) “سچا”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Urdu Dictionaries]