سہا

Punjabi

Alternative forms

• سَہْیا (sahyā)
• سَیَّڑ (sayyaṛ) — Jhangli, Shahpuri

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀲𑀲 (sasa), from Sanskrit शश (śaśa).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /se˩˥.jäː/
• (atonal) IPA^(key): /sə.ɦaː/

Noun

سَہا • (sahā) m (feminine سہی, Gurmukhi spelling ਸਹਾ)

1. hare, rabbit

   Synonym: خَرگوش (xargoś)

Declension

Declension of سہا
dir. sg.	سَہا (sahā)
dir. pl.	سَہے (sahe)
	singular	plural
direct	سَہا (sahā)	سَہے (sahe)
oblique	سَہے (sahe)	سَہیْاں (sahyāṉ)
vocative	سَہیْا (sahyā)	سَہیو (saheyo)
ablative	سَہیوں (saheyoṉ)	سَہیْاں (sahyāṉ)
locative	–	سَہِیں (sahīṉ)
instrumental	سَہے (sahe)	–

Further reading

• Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “سہا”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
• “سہا”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024