साक्षात्
Hindi
Alternative forms
- साक्षात (sākṣāt) — alternative spelling
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit साक्षात् (sākṣāt, “with the eyes”), from स- (sa-, “with”) + अक्ष्- (akṣ-, “eye”) + -आत् (-āt, ablative ending).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /sɑːk.ʂɑːt̪/, [säːk.ʃäːt̪]
Adverb
साक्षात् • (sākṣāt) (Urdu spelling ساکشات)
- before the eyes
- in the sight or presence (of)
- visibly, manifestly
Related terms
- साक्षात्कार (sākṣātkār, “interview”)
- साक्षात्कारकर्ता (sākṣātkārkartā, “interviewer”)
- साक्षात्कारी (sākṣātkārī, “interviewee”)
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “साक्षात्”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- সাক্ষাত্ (Assamese script)
- ᬲᬵᬓ᭄ᬱᬵᬢ᭄ (Balinese script)
- সাক্ষাত্ (Bengali script)
- 𑰭𑰯𑰎𑰿𑰬𑰯𑰝𑰿 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀲𑀸𑀓𑁆𑀱𑀸𑀢𑁆 (Brahmi script)
- သာက္ၑာတ် (Burmese script)
- સાક્ષાત્ (Gujarati script)
- ਸਾਕ੍ਸ਼ਾਤ੍ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌸𑌾𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌾𑌤𑍍 (Grantha script)
- ꦱꦴꦏ꧀ꦰꦴꦠ꧀ (Javanese script)
- 𑂮𑂰𑂍𑂹𑂭𑂰𑂞𑂹 (Kaithi script)
- ಸಾಕ್ಷಾತ್ (Kannada script)
- សាក្ឞាត៑ (Khmer script)
- ສາກ຺ຩາຕ຺ (Lao script)
- സാക്ഷാത് (Malayalam script)
- ᠰᠠ᠊ᠠᡬᢢᠠ᠊ᠠᢠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘭𑘰𑘎𑘿𑘬𑘰𑘝𑘿 (Modi script)
- ᠰᠠᢗᢉᢔᠠᢗᢐ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧍𑧑𑦮𑧠𑧌𑧑𑦽𑧠 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐳𑐵𑐎𑑂𑐲𑐵𑐟𑑂 (Newa script)
- ସାକ୍ଷାତ୍ (Odia script)
- ꢱꢵꢒ꣄ꢰꢵꢡ꣄ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆱𑆳𑆑𑇀𑆰𑆳𑆠𑇀 (Sharada script)
- 𑖭𑖯𑖎𑖿𑖬𑖯𑖝𑖿 (Siddham script)
- සාක්ෂාත් (Sinhalese script)
- 𑪁𑩛𑩜 𑪙𑪀𑩛𑩫 𑪙 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚨𑚭𑚊𑚶𑚭𑚙𑚶 (Takri script)
- ஸாக்ஷாத் (Tamil script)
- సాక్షాత్ (Telugu script)
- สากฺษาตฺ (Thai script)
- སཱ་ཀྵཱ་ཏ྄ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒮𑒰𑒏𑓂𑒭𑒰𑒞𑓂 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨰𑨊𑨋𑩇𑨯𑨊𑨙𑨴 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
From स- (sa-, “with”) + अक्ष्- (akṣ-, “eye”) + -आत् (-āt, ablative ending). The base noun साक्ष (sākṣa) is not attested with this meaning.
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /sɑːk.ʂɑːt/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /s̪ɑːk.ʂɑːt̪/
Adverb
साक्षात् • (sākṣāt)
- with the eyes, with one's own eyes
- before one's eyes, evidently, clearly, openly, manifestly
- in person, in bodily form, personally, visibly, really, actually
- immediately, directly
Derived terms
- साक्षात्कृ (sākṣātkṛ, “to realize”)
Descendants
- → Hindi: साक्षात् (sākṣāt)
References
- Monier Williams (1899) “साक्षात्”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1197.