सा

See also: -सा

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) 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 scripts

• 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 Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /s̪ɑː/

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian *sáH, from Proto-Indo-European *séh₂. See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronoun

सा • (sā) f

1. feminine nominative singular of तद् (tad); she

Determiner

सा • (sā) f

1. feminine nominative singular of तद् (tad); that one

Etymology 2

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

Adjective

सा • (sā) stem

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

   अप्सा (ap-sā) — giving water

   अश्वसा (aśva-sā) — gaining or procuring horses

Declension

Masculine ā-stem declension of सा (sā)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	साः sāḥ	सौ / सा¹ sau / sā¹	साः sāḥ
Vocative	साः sāḥ	सौ / सा¹ sau / sā¹	साः sāḥ
Accusative	साम् sām	सौ / सा¹ sau / sā¹	साः / सः² sāḥ / saḥ²
Instrumental	सा sā	साभ्याम् sābhyām	साभिः sābhiḥ
Dative	से se	साभ्याम् sābhyām	साभ्यः sābhyaḥ
Ablative	सः saḥ	साभ्याम् sābhyām	साभ्यः sābhyaḥ
Genitive	सः saḥ	सोः soḥ	सानाम् / साम्² sānām / sām²
Locative	सि si	सोः soḥ	सासु sāsu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Perhaps

Feminine ā-stem declension of सा (sā)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	साः sāḥ	सौ / सा¹ sau / sā¹	साः sāḥ
Vocative	साः sāḥ	सौ / सा¹ sau / sā¹	साः sāḥ
Accusative	साम् sām	सौ / सा¹ sau / sā¹	साः / सः² sāḥ / saḥ²
Instrumental	सा sā	साभ्याम् sābhyām	साभिः sābhiḥ
Dative	से se	साभ्याम् sābhyām	साभ्यः sābhyaḥ
Ablative	सः saḥ	साभ्याम् sābhyām	साभ्यः sābhyaḥ
Genitive	सः saḥ	सोः soḥ	सानाम् / साम्² sānām / sām²
Locative	सि si	सोः soḥ	सासु sāsu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Perhaps

Neuter ā-stem declension of सा (sā)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	साः sāḥ	सौ / सा¹ sau / sā¹	साः sāḥ
Vocative	साः sāḥ	सौ / सा¹ sau / sā¹	साः sāḥ
Accusative	साम् sām	सौ / सा¹ sau / sā¹	साः / सः² sāḥ / saḥ²
Instrumental	सा sā	साभ्याम् sābhyām	साभिः sābhiḥ
Dative	से se	साभ्याम् sābhyām	साभ्यः sābhyaḥ
Ablative	सः saḥ	साभ्याम् sābhyām	साभ्यः sābhyaḥ
Genitive	सः saḥ	सोः soḥ	सानाम् / साम्² sānām / sām²
Locative	सि si	सोः soḥ	सासु sāsu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Perhaps

Etymology 3

From Etymology 2 ?

Noun

सा • (sā) stem, f

1. name of Lakshmi or Gauri

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of सा (sā)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	साः sāḥ	सौ / सा¹ sau / sā¹	साः sāḥ
Vocative	साः sāḥ	सौ / सा¹ sau / sā¹	साः sāḥ
Accusative	साम् sām	सौ / सा¹ sau / sā¹	साः / सः² sāḥ / saḥ²
Instrumental	सा sā	साभ्याम् sābhyām	साभिः sābhiḥ
Dative	से se	साभ्याम् sābhyām	साभ्यः sābhyaḥ
Ablative	सः saḥ	साभ्याम् sābhyām	साभ्यः sābhyaḥ
Genitive	सः saḥ	सोः soḥ	सानाम् / साम्² sānām / sām²
Locative	सि si	सोः soḥ	सासु sāsu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Perhaps

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.