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साढ़े

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Hindi

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit [Term?], from Sanskrit सार्ध (sārdha, plus a half). Compare Nepali साढे (sāḍhe), Punjabi ਸਾਢੇ (sāḍhe), Gujarati સાડા (sāḍā), Marathi साडे (sāḍe), Bengali সাড়ে (śaṛe).

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /sɑː.ɽʱeː/, [säː.ɽʱeː]

Adjective

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साढ़े (sāṛhe) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling ساڑھے)

  1. ... and a half
  2. half past (mostly for hours three and up)
    डेढ़, ढाई, और अब साढ़े तीन बज गए हैं।
    ḍeṛh, ḍhāī, aur ab sāṛhe tīn baj gae ha͠i.
    1:30, 2:30, and now it's half past three.

See also

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References

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  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “sārdha”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press