सौगंद

Hindi

Alternative forms

• सौगन्द (saugand), सौगंध (saugandh), सौगन्ध (saugandh)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian سوگند (sawgand), from Middle Persian swknd (sōgand, “oath”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /sɔː.ɡənd̪/, [sɔː.ɡɐ̃n̪d̪]

Noun

सौगंद • (saugand) f (Urdu spelling سوگند)

1. oath, asseveration

   Synonyms: शपथ (śapath), क़सम (qasam), सौंह (sa͠uh)

   राष्ट्रपति बनने से पहले, पद की सौगंद खाना पड़ता है।

   rāṣṭrapti banne se pahle, pad kī saugand khānā paṛtā hai.

   Before becoming President, one must take an oath of office.

Declension

Declension of सौगंद (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	सौगंद saugand	सौगंदें saugandẽ
oblique	सौगंद saugand	सौगंदों saugandõ
vocative	सौगंद saugand	सौगंदो saugando

References

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