सत्याग्रह
Hindi
Etymology
Coined by Gandhi, from सत्य (satya, “truth”) + आग्रह (āgraha, “insistence, pertinacity”). Gandhi says in his autobiography that Maganlal Gandhi coined an earlier version of it, sadagraha.
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /sət̪.jɑːɡ.ɾəɦ/, [sɐt̪.jäːɡ.ɾɛʱ]
Noun
सत्याग्रह • (satyāgrah) m
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | सत्याग्रह satyāgrah |
सत्याग्रह satyāgrah |
| oblique | सत्याग्रह satyāgrah |
सत्याग्रहों satyāgrahõ |
| vocative | सत्याग्रह satyāgrah |
सत्याग्रहो satyāgraho |
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “सत्य”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “सत्याग्रह”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
- “satyagraha”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.