सकता

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian سکته (sakta), from Arabic سَكْتَة (sakta).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /sək.t̪ɑː/, [sɐk.t̪äː]

Noun

सकता • (saktā) m (Urdu spelling سکتہ)

1. apoplexy
2. an apoplectic or fainting fit, swooning

Declension

Declension of सकता (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	सकता saktā	सकते sakte
oblique	सकते sakte	सकतों saktõ
vocative	सकते sakte	सकतो sakto

Adjective

सकता • (saktā)

1. dazed, unnerved, swooned

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “सकता”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “सकता”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha