सच्चा
Hindi
Alternative forms
- साँचा (sā̃cā) — dialectal or dated
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀘𑁆𑀘 (sacca) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-) without cluster simplification, from Sanskrit सत्य (sátya). Compare Punjabi ਸੱਚਾ (saccā).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /sət̪.t͡ʃɑː/, [sɐt̚.t͡ʃäː]
- Rhymes: -ət͡ʃ.t͡ʃɑː
Adjective
सच्चा • (saccā) (Urdu spelling سچا)
- true
- यह सच्चा है कि मैंने त्यागपत्र दे दिया है।
- yah saccā hai ki ma͠ine tyāgpatra de diyā hai.
- It is true that I have handed in my resignation.
- truthful, honest
- यह सच्चा लड़का ठीक उत्तर दे देगा।
- yah saccā laṛkā ṭhīk uttar de degā.
- This truthful boy will give you the correct answer.
- real, genuine
- मणिकार लगता है कि यह हीरा सच्चा नहीं है।
- maṇikār lagtā hai ki yah hīrā saccā nahī̃ hai.
- The jeweler thinks this diamond is not real.
Declension
| masculine | feminine | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | singular | plural | |
| direct | सच्चा saccā |
सच्चे sacce |
सच्ची saccī |
सच्ची saccī |
| oblique | सच्चे sacce |
सच्चे sacce |
सच्ची saccī |
सच्ची saccī |
| vocative | सच्चे sacce |
सच्चे sacce |
सच्ची saccī |
सच्ची saccī |
Synonyms
See also
References
- Platts, John T. (1884) “सच्चा”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.