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सदा

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Hindi

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Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /sə.d̪ɑː/, [sɐ.d̪äː]

Etymology 1

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Learned borrowing from Sanskrit सदा (sadā).

Adverb

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सदा (sadā) (Urdu spelling سدا)

  1. always
  2. perpetually, continually
  3. forever, eternally
  4. night and day, to end of chapter
Synonyms
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Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Classical Persian صدا (sadā), from Arabic صَدًى (ṣadan).

Noun

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सदा (sadāf (Urdu spelling صدا)

  1. (rare) sound, voice, echo
Declension
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Marathi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Sanskrit सदा (sadā).

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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सदा (sadā)

  1. always, evermore
    Synonyms: सतत (satat), नेहमी (nehmī)
  2. forever, permanently
    Synonym: कायम (kāyam)

References

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  • Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “सदा”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies

Pali

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Alternative forms

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Particle

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सदा

  1. Devanagari script form of sadā (“always”)

Sanskrit

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-Iranian *sádaH (always). Cognate with Avestan 𐬵𐬀𐬜𐬀 (haδa).

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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सदा (sádā)

  1. always, ever, perpetually, every time

Descendants

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  • Pali: sadā

Borrowed terms

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