सपना

सपना

See also: सोपान and स्पेन

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit स्वप्न (svápna), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *swápnas, from Proto-Indo-European *swépnos, from *swep-. Cognates include Latin somnus, Ancient Greek ὕπνος (húpnos) and Old English swefn (English sweven). Doublet of स्वप्न (svapna). Doublet of ख़्वाब (xvāb).

Noun

सपना • (sapnā) m (Urdu spelling سپنا‎)

1. dream, reverie, vision

   थोड़ी देर के बाद, उनके सपने सच्चे निकले।

   thoṛī der ke bād, unke sapne sacce nikle.

   After a little while, their dreams became true.

   Synonyms: स्वप्न (svapna), ख़्वाब (xvāb)

Declension

Declension of सपना (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	सपना sapnā	सपने sapne
oblique	सपने sapne	सपनों sapnõ
vocative	सपने sapne	सपनो sapno

Derived terms

• सपना देखना (sapnā dekhnā)

Proper noun

सपना • (sapnā) f

1. a female given name, Sapna

Declension

Declension of सपना (fem ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	सपना sapnā	सपनाएँ sapnāẽ
oblique	सपना sapnā	सपनाओं sapnāõ
vocative	सपना sapnā	सपनाओ sapnāo

References

• Platts, John T. (1884), “सपना”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.

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Maithili

Etymology

From Sanskrit स्वप्न (svápna), from Proto-Indo-European *swépnos, *supnós (“dream”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [səpᵊnaː]

Noun

सपना • (sapᵊnā) (Tirhuta 𑒮𑒣𑒢𑒰)

1. dream

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Nepali

Etymology

From Sanskrit स्वप्न (svápna), from Proto-Indo-European *swépnos, *supnós (“dream”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sʌpʌnä]
• Phonetic Devanagari: सपना

Noun

सपना • (sapanā)

1. dream
2. sleep

Antonyms

• बिपना [bipanā]