سا

See also: شأ and شا

Pashto

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćwāsás, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱwos-ó-s, from *ḱwes- (“to pant, puff, sigh”). Cognate with, Baluchi ساہ (sáh, “breath, blow, essence”), Latin queror. Compare also English quarrel, wheeze, from Latin and Old Norse, respectively.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /sɑ/

Noun

سا • (sā) f (plural ساوې, ساګانې)

  1. breath
  2. soul
  3. throat
  4. stink, reek

Derived terms
  • سا اچول
  • سا اخیستل
  • سا ختلی
  • سا کښل
  • سا لرل
  • سا ایستل
  • سابندی
  • سابندي
  • ساتنګي

Urdu

Pronunciation

Particle

سا • (sā) (Hindi spelling सा)

  1. like, as
  2. resembling, alike
  3. -ish, -esque

Usage notes

The semblative particle is equivalent to the Semblative case found in some languages.

References
  • “سا”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • “سا”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
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