सौगंद

• सौगन्द (saugand), सौगंध (saugandh), सौगन्ध (saugandh)

Borrowed from Classical Persian سوگند (sawgand), from Middle Persian swknd (sōgand, “oath”).

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /sɔː.ɡənd̪/, [sɔː.ɡɐ̃n̪d̪]

सौगंद • (saugand) f (Urdu spelling سوگند)

1. oath, asseveration

   Synonyms: शपथ (śapath), क़सम (qasam), सौंह (sa͠uh)

   राष्ट्रपति बनने से पहले, पद की सौगंद खाना पड़ता है।

   rāṣṭrapti banne se pahle, pad kī saugand khānā paṛtā hai.

   Before becoming President, one must take an oath of office.

• Platts, John T. (1884) “सौगंद”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.