सवेरा
See also: सवेरे, स्वर, and स्वर्
Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit *सवेल (savela, “early”). Cognate with Punjabi ਸਵੇਰ (saver), Nepali सबेर (sabera), Gujarati સવેળા (saveḷā).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /sə.ʋeː.ɾɑː/, [s̪ə.ʋeː.ɾäː]
Noun
सवेरा • (saverā) m (Urdu spelling سویرا)
- the early morning, dawn, daybreak
- गर्मियों में तो पाँच बजे ही सवेरा हो जाता है।
- garmiyõ mẽ to pā̃c baje hī saverā ho jātā hai.
- In the summer, morning begins at just five o'clock.
- Synonym: तड़का (taṛkā)
Declension
Declension of सवेरा (masc ā-stem)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | सवेरा saverā | सवेरे savere |
| oblique | सवेरे savere | सवेरों saverõ |
| vocative | सवेरे savere | सवेरो savero |
Derived terms
- सवेरे (savere)
References
- Bahri, Hardev (1989), “सवेरा”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
- Platts, John T. (1884), “सवेरा”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “*savēla”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press