सा

See also: -सा

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) 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

• IPA^(key): [sa]

Noun

सा • (sā) ? (Newa Spelling 𑐳𑐵)

1. cattle

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• 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

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /sɑː/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /s̪ɑː/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-European *séh₂. Compare also masculine and neuter forms स (sá), तद् (tád).

Pronoun

सा • (sā́) f

1. (3rd person pronoun) she

Declension

Declension of सा
Nom. sg.	सा (sā)
Gen. sg.	तस्याः (tasyāḥ)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	सा (sā)	ते (te)	ताः (tāḥ)
Vocative	—	—	—
Accusative	ताम् (tām)	ते (te)	ताः (tāḥ)
Instrumental	तया (tayā)	ताभ्याम् (tābhyām)	ताभिः (tābhiḥ)
Dative	तस्यै (tasyai)	ताभ्याम् (tābhyām)	ताभ्यः (tābhyaḥ)
Ablative	तस्याः, ततः (tasyāḥ, tataḥ)	ताभ्याम्, ततः (tābhyām, tataḥ)	ताभ्यः, ततः (tābhyaḥ, tataḥ)
Genitive	तस्याः (tasyāḥ)	तयोः (tayoḥ)	तासाम् (tāsām)
Locative	तस्याम् (tasyām)	तयोः (tayoḥ)	तासु (tāsu)

Etymology 2

Weak form of the root सनति (sanati, “to procure, bestow, give, distribute”).

Adjective

सा • (sā) f

1. giving, bestowing, granting (usually at the end of a compound)

   अप्सा (ap-sā) — giving water

   अश्वसा (aśva-sā) — gaining or procuring horses

Etymology 3

From Etymology 2 ?

Noun

सा • (sā) stem, f

1. name of Lakshmi or Gauri

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of सा
Nom. sg.	सा (sā)
Gen. sg.	सायाः (sāyāḥ)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	सा (sā)	से (se)	साः (sāḥ)
Vocative	से (se)	से (se)	साः (sāḥ)
Accusative	साम् (sām)	से (se)	साः (sāḥ)
Instrumental	सया (sayā)	साभ्याम् (sābhyām)	साभिः (sābhiḥ)
Dative	सायै (sāyai)	साभ्याम् (sābhyām)	साभ्यः (sābhyaḥ)
Ablative	सायाः (sāyāḥ)	साभ्याम् (sābhyām)	साभ्यः (sābhyaḥ)
Genitive	सायाः (sāyāḥ)	सयोः (sayoḥ)	सानाम् (sānām)
Locative	सायाम् (sāyām)	सयोः (sayoḥ)	सासु (sāsu)

Etymology 4

Root

सा • (sā)

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

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “सा”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1196.