शपथ
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit शपथ (śapatha).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ʃə.pət̪ʰ/
Noun
शपथ • (śapath) f (Urdu spelling شپتھ)
- oath, asseveration
- मैं गीता की शपथ खाता हूँ।
- ma͠i gītā kī śapath khātā hū̃.
- I swear by the Gita.
- Synonyms: क़सम (qasam), सौगंद (saugand), सौंह (sa͠uh)
- (rare) cursing, anathema, abuse, imprecation
Declension
Declension of शपथ (masc cons-stem)
singular | plural | |
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direct | शपथ śapath | शपथ śapath |
oblique | शपथ śapath | शपथों śapathõ |
vocative | शपथ śapath | शपथो śapatho |
References
- Platts, John T. (1884), “शपथ”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- ᬰᬧᬣ (Balinese script)
- শপথ (Assamese script)
- শপথ (Bengali script)
- 𑰫𑰢𑰞 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀰𑀧𑀣 (Brahmi script)
- 𑌶𑌪𑌥 (Grantha script)
- શપથ (Gujarati script)
- ਸ਼ਪਥ (Gurmukhi script)
- ꦯꦥꦡ (Javanese script)
- ឝបថ (Khmer script)
- ಶಪಥ (Kannada script)
- ຨປຖ (Lao script)
- ശപഥ (Malayalam script)
- 𑘫𑘢𑘞 (Modi script)
- ᠱᠠᢒᠠᠲᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- ᡧᠠᢒᠠᡨᠠ (Manchu script)
- ၐပထ (Burmese script)
- 𑧋𑧂𑦾 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐱𑐥𑐠 (Newa script)
- ଶପଥ (Oriya script)
- ꢯꢦꢢ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆯𑆥𑆡 (Sharada script)
- 𑖫𑖢𑖞 (Siddham script)
- ශපථ (Sinhalese script)
- శపథ (Telugu script)
- ศปถ (Thai script)
- ཤ་པ་ཐ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒬𑒣𑒟 (Tirhuta script)
Etymology
From the root शप् (śap, “to swear, curse”).
Noun
शपथ • (śapatha) m
- oath, vow
- swear
- scolding, curse
- ordeal
- reviling, anathema
Declension
Masculine a-stem declension of शपथ (śapatha) | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | शपथः śapathaḥ | शपथौ śapathau | शपथाः / शपथासः¹ śapathāḥ / śapathāsaḥ¹ |
Vocative | शपथ śapatha | शपथौ śapathau | शपथाः / शपथासः¹ śapathāḥ / śapathāsaḥ¹ |
Accusative | शपथम् śapatham | शपथौ śapathau | शपथान् śapathān |
Instrumental | शपथेन śapathena | शपथाभ्याम् śapathābhyām | शपथैः / शपथेभिः¹ śapathaiḥ / śapathebhiḥ¹ |
Dative | शपथाय śapathāya | शपथाभ्याम् śapathābhyām | शपथेभ्यः śapathebhyaḥ |
Ablative | शपथात् śapathāt | शपथाभ्याम् śapathābhyām | शपथेभ्यः śapathebhyaḥ |
Genitive | शपथस्य śapathasya | शपथयोः śapathayoḥ | शपथानाम् śapathānām |
Locative | शपथे śapathe | शपथयोः śapathayoḥ | शपथेषु śapatheṣu |
Notes |
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Descendants
- Ardhamagadhi Prakrit: 𑀲𑀯𑀳 (savaha)
- Bengali: শপথ (śôpôthô)
- Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀲𑀯𑀳 (savaha)
- Paisaci Prakrit:
- Punjabi: ਸੌਂਹ (saũh), ਸਹੁੰ (sahũ)
- → Old Javanese: [script needed] (śapatha)
- Javanese: ꦱꦸꦥꦠ (supata), ꦱꦼꦥꦠ (sepata)
- → Old Khmer: [script needed] (śapatha)
- Khmer: ស្បថ (sbɑt)
- Pali: sapatha
- →Tatsama:
- Hindi: शपथ (śapath)
- Tamil: சபதம் (capatam)
References
- definition from Sanskrit Dictionary for Spoken Sanskrit