सा

See also: -सा

Hindi

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /sɑː/, [säː]

Etymology 1

Ultimately from Sanskrit सम (sama).

Postposition

सा • (sā) (Urdu spelling سا)

  1. like, as
  2. resembling, alike
  3. -ish, -esque
    वह बड़ा सा आदमी है। ― vah baṛā sā ādmī hai. ― He is like a big man.
    वो हरा सा है। ― vo harā sā hai. ― It is greenish.
Usage notes

The semblative particle is equivalent to the semblative case found in some languages.

Declension
Declension of सा (ā-stem)
masculine feminine
singular plural singular plural
direct सा
sā 		से
se 		सी
sī 		सी
sī
oblique से
se 		से
se 		सी
sī 		सी
sī
vocative से
se 		से
se 		सी
sī 		सी
sī

Etymology 2

Noun

सा • (sā) m (indeclinable)

  1. (music) the first note of the Indian solfege – षड्ज (ṣaḍj)

References

  • Bahri, Hardev (1989) “सा”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.

Newar

Pronunciation

Noun

सा • (sā) ? (Newa Spelling 𑐳𑐵)

  1. cattle

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts
  • sā (Latin script)
  • 𑀲𑀸 (Brahmi script)
  • সা (Bengali script)
  • සා (Sinhalese script)
  • သာ or သႃ (Burmese script)
  • สา (Thai script)
  • ᩈᩣ (Tai Tham script)
  • ສາ (Lao script)
  • សា (Khmer script)
  • 𑄥𑄂 (Chakma script)

Adjective

सा

  1. Devanagari script form of sā, which is feminine nominative singular of त (ta, “that”)

Pronoun

सा

  1. Devanagari script form of sā, which is nominative singular of ता (tā, “she, it”)

Noun

सा

  1. Devanagari script form of sā, which is inflection of सन्:
    1. nominative singular
    2. nominative/vocative plural (san, “dog”)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts
  • সা (Assamese script)
  • ᬲᬵ (Balinese script)
  • সা (Bengali script)
  • 𑰭𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
  • 𑀲𑀸 (Brahmi script)
  • သာ (Burmese script)
  • સા (Gujarati script)
  • ਸਾ (Gurmukhi script)
  • 𑌸𑌾 (Grantha script)
  • ꦱꦴ (Javanese script)
  • 𑂮𑂰 (Kaithi script)
  • ಸಾ (Kannada script)
  • សា (Khmer script)
  • ສາ (Lao script)
  • സാ (Malayalam script)
  • ᠰᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
  • 𑘭𑘰 (Modi script)
  • ᠰᠠ᠋᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
  • 𑧍𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
  • 𑐳𑐵 (Newa script)
  • ସା (Odia script)
  • ꢱꢵ (Saurashtra script)
  • 𑆱𑆳 (Sharada script)
  • 𑖭𑖯 (Siddham script)
  • සා (Sinhalese script)
  • 𑪁𑩛 (Soyombo script)
  • 𑚨𑚭 (Takri script)
  • ஸா (Tamil script)
  • సా (Telugu script)
  • สา (Thai script)
  • སཱ (Tibetan script)
  • 𑒮𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
  • 𑨰𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian *sáH, from Proto-Indo-European *séh₂. See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronoun

सा • (sā) f

  1. feminine nominative singular of तद् (tad); she

Determiner

सा • (sā) f

  1. feminine nominative singular of तद् (tad); that one

Etymology 2

Weak form of the root सन् (san).

Adjective

सा • (sā) stem

  1. giving, bestowing, granting (usually at the end of a compound)
    अप्सा (ap-sā) — giving water
    अश्वसा (aśva-sā) — gaining or procuring horses
Declension
Masculine ā-stem declension of सा
singular dual plural
nominative साः (sāḥ) सौ (sau)
सा¹ (sā¹) 		साः (sāḥ)
accusative साम् (sām) सौ (sau)
सा¹ (sā¹) 		साः (sāḥ)
सः² (saḥ²)
instrumental सा (sā) साभ्याम् (sābhyām) साभिः (sābhiḥ)
dative से (se) साभ्याम् (sābhyām) साभ्यः (sābhyaḥ)
ablative सः (saḥ) साभ्याम् (sābhyām) साभ्यः (sābhyaḥ)
genitive सः (saḥ) सोः (soḥ) सानाम् (sānām)
साम्² (sām²)
locative सि (si) सोः (soḥ) सासु (sāsu)
vocative साः (sāḥ) सौ (sau)
सा¹ (sā¹) 		साः (sāḥ)
  • ¹Vedic
  • ²Perhaps
Feminine ā-stem declension of सा
singular dual plural
nominative साः (sāḥ) सौ (sau)
सा¹ (sā¹) 		साः (sāḥ)
accusative साम् (sām) सौ (sau)
सा¹ (sā¹) 		साः (sāḥ)
सः² (saḥ²)
instrumental सा (sā) साभ्याम् (sābhyām) साभिः (sābhiḥ)
dative से (se) साभ्याम् (sābhyām) साभ्यः (sābhyaḥ)
ablative सः (saḥ) साभ्याम् (sābhyām) साभ्यः (sābhyaḥ)
genitive सः (saḥ) सोः (soḥ) सानाम् (sānām)
साम्² (sām²)
locative सि (si) सोः (soḥ) सासु (sāsu)
vocative साः (sāḥ) सौ (sau)
सा¹ (sā¹) 		साः (sāḥ)
  • ¹Vedic
  • ²Perhaps
Neuter ā-stem declension of सा
singular dual plural
nominative साः (sāḥ) सौ (sau)
सा¹ (sā¹) 		साः (sāḥ)
accusative साम् (sām) सौ (sau)
सा¹ (sā¹) 		साः (sāḥ)
सः² (saḥ²)
instrumental सा (sā) साभ्याम् (sābhyām) साभिः (sābhiḥ)
dative से (se) साभ्याम् (sābhyām) साभ्यः (sābhyaḥ)
ablative सः (saḥ) साभ्याम् (sābhyām) साभ्यः (sābhyaḥ)
genitive सः (saḥ) सोः (soḥ) सानाम् (sānām)
साम्² (sām²)
locative सि (si) सोः (soḥ) सासु (sāsu)
vocative साः (sāḥ) सौ (sau)
सा¹ (sā¹) 		साः (sāḥ)
  • ¹Vedic
  • ²Perhaps

Etymology 3

From Etymology 2 ?

Noun

सा • (sā) stem, f

  1. name of Lakshmi or Gauri
Declension
Feminine ā-stem declension of सा
singular dual plural
nominative साः (sāḥ) सौ (sau)
सा¹ (sā¹) 		साः (sāḥ)
accusative साम् (sām) सौ (sau)
सा¹ (sā¹) 		साः (sāḥ)
सः² (saḥ²)
instrumental सा (sā) साभ्याम् (sābhyām) साभिः (sābhiḥ)
dative से (se) साभ्याम् (sābhyām) साभ्यः (sābhyaḥ)
ablative सः (saḥ) साभ्याम् (sābhyām) साभ्यः (sābhyaḥ)
genitive सः (saḥ) सोः (soḥ) सानाम् (sānām)
साम्² (sām²)
locative सि (si) सोः (soḥ) सासु (sāsu)
vocative साः (sāḥ) सौ (sau)
सा¹ (sā¹) 		साः (sāḥ)
  • ¹Vedic
  • ²Perhaps

Etymology 4

Root

सा • (sā)

  1. alternative form of सि (si, “to bind”)

References

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