सभापति

सभापति

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit सभापति (sabhāpati); equivalent to सभा (sabhā) +‎ पति (pati).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /sə.bʱɑː.pə.t̪iː/, [s̪ə.bʱäː.pə.t̪iː]

Noun

सभापति • (sabhāpati) m

1. (politics) the presiding officer of a legislative assembly

Declension

Declension of सभापति (masc i-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	सभापति sabhāpti	सभापति sabhāpti
oblique	सभापति sabhāpti	सभापतियों sabhāptiyõ
vocative	सभापति sabhāpti	सभापतियो sabhāptiyo

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Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ᬲᬪᬵᬧᬢᬶ (Balinese script)
• সভাপতি (Assamese script)
• সভাপতি (Bengali script)
• 𑰭𑰥𑰯𑰢𑰝𑰰 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀲𑀪𑀸𑀧𑀢𑀺 (Brahmi script)
• 𑌸𑌭𑌾𑌪𑌤𑌿 (Grantha script)
• સભાપતિ (Gujarati script)
• ꦱꦨꦴꦥꦠꦶ (Javanese script)
• សភាបតិ (Khmer script)
• ಸಭಾಪತಿ (Kannada script)
• ສຠາປຕິ (Lao script)
• 𑘭𑘥𑘰𑘢𑘝𑘱 (Modi script)
• သဘာပတိ (Burmese script)
• 𑐳𑐨𑐵𑐥𑐟𑐶 (Newa script)
• ସଭାପତି (Oriya script)
• ꢱꢩꢵꢦꢡꢶ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆱𑆨𑆳𑆥𑆠𑆴 (Sharada script)
• 𑖭𑖥𑖯𑖢𑖝𑖰 (Siddham script)
• సభాపతి (Telugu script)
• สภาปติ (Thai script)
• སབྷཱཔཏི (Tibetan script)
• 𑒮𑒦𑒰𑒣𑒞𑒱 (Tirhuta script)

Etymology

Compound of सभा (sabhā́, “council, assembly”) +‎ पति (páti, “lord, master”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /s̪ɐ.bʱɑ́ː.pɐ́.t̪i/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /s̪ɐˈbʱɑː.pɐ.t̪i/

Noun

सभापति • (sabhā́-páti) m

1. the president or chairman of an assembly or council
   • c. 1200 BCE – 800 BCE, Kṛṣṇa-Yajurveda (Taittirīya Saṃhitā) IV.5.3.15:

     ... नमः॑ स॒भाभ्यः॑ स॒भाप॑तिभ्यश्च वो॒ नमो॒ ...

     ... namaḥ sabhābhyaḥ sabhāpatibhyaśca vo namo ...

     Homage to the assemblies, and to you, the lords of assemblies, homage!

Declension

Masculine i-stem declension of सभापति (sabhā́páti)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	सभापतिः sabhā́pátiḥ	सभापती sabhā́pátī	सभापतयः sabhā́pátayaḥ
Vocative	सभापते sábhāpate	सभापती sábhāpatī	सभापतयः sábhāpatayaḥ
Accusative	सभापतिम् sabhā́pátim	सभापती sabhā́pátī	सभापतीन् sabhā́pátīn
Instrumental	सभापतिना / सभापत्या¹ sabhā́pátinā / sabhā́pátyā¹	सभापतिभ्याम् sabhā́pátibhyām	सभापतिभिः sabhā́pátibhiḥ
Dative	सभापतये / सभापत्ये² sabhā́pátaye / sabhā́pátye²	सभापतिभ्याम् sabhā́pátibhyām	सभापतिभ्यः sabhā́pátibhyaḥ
Ablative	सभापतेः / सभापत्यः² sabhā́páteḥ / sabhā́pátyaḥ²	सभापतिभ्याम् sabhā́pátibhyām	सभापतिभ्यः sabhā́pátibhyaḥ
Genitive	सभापतेः / सभापत्यः² sabhā́páteḥ / sabhā́pátyaḥ²	सभापत्योः sabhā́pátyoḥ	सभापतीनाम् sabhā́pátīnām
Locative	सभापतौ sabhā́pátau	सभापत्योः sabhā́pátyoḥ	सभापतिषु sabhā́pátiṣu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Less common

Descendants

• → Assamese: সভাপতি (xobhapoti) (learned)
• → Bengali: সভাপতি (śôbhapôti) (learned)
• → Burmese: သဘာပတိ (sa.bhapa.ti.) (learned)
• → Gujarati: સભાપતિ (sabhāpti) (learned)
• → Hindustani: (learned)

  Hindi: सभापति (sabhāpati)

• → Kannada: ಸಭಾಪತಿ (sabhāpati) (learned)
• → Old Khmer: sabhāpati (learned)
• → Marathi: सभापति (sabhāpati) (learned)
• → Nepali: सभापति (sabhāpati) (learned)
• → Oriya: ସଭାପତି (sôbhapôti) (learned)
• → Telugu: సభాపతి (sabhāpati) (learned)
• → Thai: สภาบดี (sà-paa-bɔɔ-dii) (learned)

Further reading

• Monier Williams (1899) , “सभापति”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 1151.