सेवा

See also: सेवि

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit सेवा (sevā). The use as in bus service is a semantic loan from English service.

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /seː.ʋɑː/, [seː.ʋäː]

Noun

सेवा • (sevā) f

  1. service, care
    सैनिक सेवा ― sainik sevā ― military service
  2. service, facility
    बस सेवा ― bas sevā ― bus service

Declension
Declension of सेवा (fem ā-stem)
singular plural
direct सेवा
sevā		 सेवाएँ
sevāẽ
oblique सेवा
sevā		 सेवाओं
sevāõ
vocative सेवा
sevā		 सेवाओ
sevāo

Derived terms

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
  • সেৱা (Assamese script)
  • ᬲᬾᬯᬵ (Balinese script)
  • সেবা (Bengali script)
  • 𑰭𑰸𑰪𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
  • 𑀲𑁂𑀯𑀸 (Brahmi script)
  • သေဝါ (Burmese script)
  • સેવા (Gujarati script)
  • ਸੇਵਾ (Gurmukhi script)
  • 𑌸𑍇𑌵𑌾 (Grantha script)
  • ꦱꦺꦮꦴ (Javanese script)
  • 𑂮𑂵𑂫𑂰 (Kaithi script)
  • ಸೇವಾ (Kannada script)
  • សេវា (Khmer script)
  • ເສວາ (Lao script)
  • സേവാ (Malayalam script)
  • ᠰᡝᠸᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
  • 𑘭𑘹𑘪𑘰 (Modi script)
  • ᠰᠧᠸᠠ᠋᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
  • 𑧍𑧚𑧊𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
  • 𑐳𑐾𑐰𑐵 (Newa script)
  • ସେଵା (Odia script)
  • ꢱꢾꢮꢵ (Saurashtra script)
  • 𑆱𑆼𑆮𑆳 (Sharada script)
  • 𑖭𑖸𑖪𑖯 (Siddham script)
  • සෙවා (Sinhalese script)
  • 𑪁𑩔𑩾𑩛 (Soyombo script)
  • 𑚨𑚲𑚦𑚭 (Takri script)
  • ஸேவா (Tamil script)
  • సేవా (Telugu script)
  • เสวา (Thai script)
  • སེ་ཝཱ (Tibetan script)
  • 𑒮𑒹𑒫𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
  • 𑨰𑨄𑨭𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From the root सेव् (sev).

Pronunciation

Noun

सेवा • (sevā) stem, f

  1. going or resorting to, visiting, frequenting
  2. service, attendance on
  3. worship, homage, reverence, devotion to
  4. sexual intercourse
  5. addiction to, indulgence in, practice or employment or frequent enjoyment of

Declension
Feminine ā-stem declension of सेवा (sevā)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative सेवा
sevā		 सेवे
seve		 सेवाः
sevāḥ
Vocative सेवे
seve		 सेवे
seve		 सेवाः
sevāḥ
Accusative सेवाम्
sevām		 सेवे
seve		 सेवाः
sevāḥ
Instrumental सेवया / सेवा¹
sevayā / sevā¹		 सेवाभ्याम्
sevābhyām		 सेवाभिः
sevābhiḥ
Dative सेवायै
sevāyai		 सेवाभ्याम्
sevābhyām		 सेवाभ्यः
sevābhyaḥ
Ablative सेवायाः / सेवायै²
sevāyāḥ / sevāyai²		 सेवाभ्याम्
sevābhyām		 सेवाभ्यः
sevābhyaḥ
Genitive सेवायाः / सेवायै²
sevāyāḥ / sevāyai²		 सेवयोः
sevayoḥ		 सेवानाम्
sevānām
Locative सेवायाम्
sevāyām		 सेवयोः
sevayoḥ		 सेवासु
sevāsu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
  • ²Brāhmaṇas

Descendants
  • → Hindi: सेवा (sevā)
  • → Old Javanese: sewa
    • Javanese: ꦱꦺꦧ (séba, “to pay homage”)
    • → Balinese: ᬲᬾᬯ (séwa), ᬲᬾᬩ (séba)

References
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