ਸੇਵਾ

Punjabi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit सेवा (sevā).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [seː.ʋaː]

Noun

ਸੇਵਾ • (sevāf (Shahmukhi spelling سیوا)

  1. service, worship, duty
  2. devotion
  3. (Sikhism) seva

Declension

Declension of ਸੇਵਾ
singular plural
direct ਸੇਵਾ (sevā) ਸੇਵੇ (seve)
oblique ਸੇਵੇ (seve) ਸੇਵਿਆਂ (seviā̃)
vocative ਸੇਵਿਆ (seviā) ਸੇਵਿਓ (sevio)
ablative ਸੇਵਿਓਂ (seviõ)
locative ਸੇਵੇ (seve)
instrumental ਸੇਵੇ (seve)

References

  • ਸੇਵਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
  • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਸੇਵਾ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.