sabhā

Old Javanese

Etymology

From Sanskrit सभा (sabhā).

Noun

sabhā

1. assembly, court.
2. frequented place.

Derived terms

• asabhā
• kasabha
• pasabhan
• pinakasabhā
• sabha-sabhan
• sabhan
• sinabhākĕn

 

Descendants

• Javanese: ꦱꦧ (saba), ꦱꦺꦧ (séba)
• → Balinese: ᬲᬪᬵ (saba)

Further reading

• "sabhā" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀲𑀪𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• सभा (Devanagari script)
• সভা (Bengali script)
• සභා (Sinhalese script)
• သဘာ or သꧤႃ (Burmese script)
• สภา or สะภา (Thai script)
• ᩈᨽᩣ (Tai Tham script)
• ສຠາ or ສະຠາ (Lao script)
• សភា (Khmer script)
• 𑄥𑄞𑄂 (Chakma script)

Etymology

From Sanskrit सभा (sabhā).

Noun

sabhā f

1. a hall, assembly room
2. a public rest house, hostelry

Declension

Declension table of "sabhā" (feminine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	sabhā	sabhāyo or sabhā
Accusative (second)	sabhaṃ	sabhāyo or sabhā
Instrumental (third)	sabhāya	sabhāhi or sabhābhi
Dative (fourth)	sabhāya	sabhānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	sabhāya	sabhāhi or sabhābhi
Genitive (sixth)	sabhāya	sabhānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	sabhāya or sabhāyaṃ	sabhāsu
Vocative (calling)	sabhe	sabhāyo or sabhā

Descendants

• → Khmer: សភា (saʼphiə)
• → Lao: ສະພາ (sa phā)
• → Northern Thai: ᩈᨽᩣ
• → Shan: သၽႃး (sǎ pháa)
• → Thai: สภา (sà-paa)

Further reading

• Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “sabhā”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead