सपना
Hindi
Etymology
Semi-learned borrowing from Sanskrit स्वप्न (svápna) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *swápnas, from Proto-Indo-European *swépnos, from *swep-. Cognates include Latin somnus, Ancient Greek ὕπνος (húpnos) and Old English swefn (English sweven). Doublet of स्वप्न (svapna). Doublet of ख़्वाब (xvāb).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /səp.nɑː/, [sɐp.näː]
Noun
सपना • (sapnā) m (Urdu spelling سپنا)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | सपना sapnā |
सपने sapne |
| oblique | सपने sapne |
सपनों sapnõ |
| vocative | सपने sapne |
सपनो sapno |
Derived terms
- सपना देखना (sapnā dekhnā)
Proper noun
सपना • (sapnā) f
- a female given name, Sapna
- सपना चौधरी ― sapnā caudhrī ― Sapna Choudhary
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | सपना sapnā |
सपनाएँ sapnāẽ |
| oblique | सपना sapnā |
सपनाओं sapnāõ |
| vocative | सपना sapnā |
सपनाओ sapnāo |
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “सपना”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
Maithili
Etymology
From Sanskrit स्वप्न (svápna), from Proto-Indo-European *swépnos, *supnós (“dream”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [səpᵊnaː]
Noun
सपना • (sapᵊnā) (Tirhuta 𑒮𑒣𑒢𑒰)
Nepali
Etymology
From Sanskrit स्वप्न (svápna), from Proto-Indo-European *swépnos, *supnós (“dream”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [sʌpʌnä]
- Phonetic Devanagari: सपना
Noun
सपना • (sapanā)
Antonyms
- बिपना (bipanā)