ساہ

See also: شاه, شاہ, and شاة

Baluchi

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱwes- (“to pant, puff, sigh”). Cognate with Latin queror, English quarrel, wheeze, Icelandic hvæsa, Pashto سا (sā, “breath, blow, puff, soul, spirit, essence”), Sanskrit श्वास (śvāsa).

Noun

ساہ • (sáh)

1. breath

See also

• نپس (napas)

Punjabi

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *ḱwos-ó-s

Sanskrit श्वास (śvāsa)

Prakrit 𑀲𑀸𑀲 (sāsa)

Punjabi ساہ (sāh)

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀲𑀸𑀲 (sāsa), from Sanskrit श्वास (śvāsa), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱwos-ó-s.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) Phonetic: sā́(h) IPA^(key): /säː˦(ɦ)/
• Rhymes: -äː˦

Noun

ساہ • (sāh) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਸਾਹ)

1. breath
2. (by extension):
   1. respite, rest, relaxation
   2. accord, calm
   3. push, power, strength
   4. rich, wealthy
   5. an honest person

Declension

Declension of ساہ

	singular	plural
direct	ساہ (sāh)	ساہ (sāh)
oblique	ساہ (sāh)	ساہاں (sāhāṉ)
vocative	ساہا (sāhā)	ساہو (sāho)
ablative	ساہوں (sāhoṉ)	ساہاں (sāhāṉ)
locative	ساہے (sāhe)	ساہِیں (sāhīṉ)
instrumental	ساہوں (sāhoṉ)	–

Further reading

• Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “ساہ”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
• Bashir, Kanwal (2012) “ساہ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Hyattsville, MD: Dunwoody Press
• “ਸਾਹ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “śvāsá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 740