संधा

Hindi

Alternative forms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit संधा (saṃdhā́).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /sən.d̪ʱɑː/, [sɐ̃n̪.d̪ʱäː]

Noun

संधा • (sandhā) f (rare, formal)

  1. a promise, vow
    Synonyms: वादा (vādā), प्रतिज्ञा (pratijñā), वचन (vacan)
  2. mixture, preparation
    Synonyms: संधि (sandhi), मिलन (milan)
  3. limit, boundary
    Synonyms: मर्यादा (maryādā), सीमा (sīmā), हद (had)
  4. fixity, steadiness
    Synonym: स्थिरता (sthirtā)
  5. twilight, evening
    Synonyms: संध्या (sandhyā), शाम (śām), साँझ (sāñjh), सायंकाल (sāyaṅkāl)

Declension

Declension of संधा (fem ā-stem)
singular plural
direct संधा
sandhā 		संधाएँ
sandhāẽ
oblique संधा
sandhā 		संधाओं
sandhāõ
vocative संधा
sandhā 		संधाओ
sandhāo

Further reading

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts
  • সংধা (Assamese script)
  • ᬲᬂᬥᬵ (Balinese script)
  • সংধা (Bengali script)
  • 𑰭𑰽𑰠𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
  • 𑀲𑀁𑀥𑀸 (Brahmi script)
  • သံဓာ (Burmese script)
  • સંધા (Gujarati script)
  • ਸਂਧਾ (Gurmukhi script)
  • 𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾 (Grantha script)
  • ꦱꦁꦣꦴ (Javanese script)
  • 𑂮𑂁𑂡𑂰 (Kaithi script)
  • ಸಂಧಾ (Kannada script)
  • សំធា (Khmer script)
  • ສໍຘາ (Lao script)
  • സംധാ (Malayalam script)
  • ᢀ᠋ᠰ᠌ᠠᢡᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
  • 𑘭𑘽𑘠𑘰 (Modi script)
  • ᢀ᠋ᠰᠠᢑᠾᠠ᠋᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
  • 𑧍𑧞𑧀𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
  • 𑐳𑑄𑐢𑐵 (Newa script)
  • ସଂଧା (Odia script)
  • ꢱꢀꢤꢵ (Saurashtra script)
  • 𑆱𑆁𑆣𑆳 (Sharada script)
  • 𑖭𑖽𑖠𑖯 (Siddham script)
  • සංධා (Sinhalese script)
  • 𑪁𑪖𑩮𑩛 (Soyombo script)
  • 𑚨𑚫𑚜𑚭 (Takri script)
  • ஸஂத⁴ா (Tamil script)
  • సంధా (Telugu script)
  • สํธา (Thai script)
  • སཾ་དྷཱ (Tibetan script)
  • 𑒮𑓀𑒡𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
  • 𑨰𑨸𑨜𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

From सम्- (sam-, “together”) +‎ धा (dhā, “to put, place”, root). Related to Proto-Balto-Slavic *sámdas, whence Proto-Slavic *sǫdъ (court of law).

Root

संधा • (saṃdhā)

  1. to join, bring together, unite, combine, put together, compound, mix
  2. to treat with, form friendship or alliance with, make peace with
  3. to unite in friendship, reconcile, make a friend of
  4. to fix upon, direct towards
  5. to fit to or place upon the bow (as a missile, arrow)
  6. to produce, cause
  7. to hold out against, be a match for
  8. to mend, repair, heal
  9. to inflict upon
  10. to grasp, support, take hold of
  11. to grant, yield, bestow
  12. to make good, atone for
  13. to contract, close up
  14. to approach, come near
  15. to prepare, make, compose
  16. to assist, aid, help
  17. to comprehend, conceive
  18. to possess, have
  19. to perform, do
  20. to employ, make use of, apply to use
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From the root संधा (saṃdhā) (see above) +‎ -आ (-ā).

Pronunciation

Noun

संधा • (saṃdhā́) stem, f

  1. union, association
  2. intimate union, close connection
  3. state, condition
  4. an agreement, stipulation, compact
  5. a promise, vow
  6. limit, boundary
  7. mixture, preparation (especially of a beverage)
  8. fixity, steadiness
  9. twilight, evening
  10. distillation
  11. steady continuance in any state
Declension
Feminine ā-stem declension of संधा
singular dual plural
nominative संधा (saṃdhā́) संधे (saṃdhé) संधाः (saṃdhā́ḥ)
accusative संधाम् (saṃdhā́m) संधे (saṃdhé) संधाः (saṃdhā́ḥ)
instrumental संधया (saṃdháyā)
संधा¹ (saṃdhā́¹) 		संधाभ्याम् (saṃdhā́bhyām) संधाभिः (saṃdhā́bhiḥ)
dative संधायै (saṃdhā́yai) संधाभ्याम् (saṃdhā́bhyām) संधाभ्यः (saṃdhā́bhyaḥ)
ablative संधायाः (saṃdhā́yāḥ)
संधायै² (saṃdhā́yai²) 		संधाभ्याम् (saṃdhā́bhyām) संधाभ्यः (saṃdhā́bhyaḥ)
genitive संधायाः (saṃdhā́yāḥ)
संधायै² (saṃdhā́yai²) 		संधयोः (saṃdháyoḥ) संधानाम् (saṃdhā́nām)
locative संधायाम् (saṃdhā́yām) संधयोः (saṃdháyoḥ) संधासु (saṃdhā́su)
vocative संधे (sáṃdhe) संधे (sáṃdhe) संधाः (sáṃdhāḥ)
  • ¹Vedic
  • ²Brāhmaṇas

Further reading

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