श्रद्धा

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit श्रद्धा (śraddhā́).

Pronunciation

(Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /ʃɾəd̪.d̪ʱɑː/, [ʃɾɐd̪̚.d̪ʱäː]

Noun

श्रद्धा • (śraddhā) f

faith, belief

Declension

Declension of *श्रद्धा* (fem ā-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	श्रद्धा śraddhā	श्रद्धाएँ śraddhāẽ
oblique	श्रद्धा śraddhā	श्रद्धाओं śraddhāõ
vocative	श्रद्धा śraddhā	श्रद्धाओ śraddhāo

Proper noun

श्रद्धा • (śraddhā) f

a female given name, Shraddha, from Sanskrit

Declension

Declension of *श्रद्धा* (sg-only fem ā-stem)
	singular
direct	श्रद्धा śraddhā
oblique	श्रद्धा śraddhā
vocative	श्रद्धा śraddhā

References

Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “श्रद्धा”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 4807
Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “श्रद्धा”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 753
McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “श्रद्धा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 957
Bahri, Hardev (1989), “श्रद्धा”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons, page 618.

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi श्रद्धा (śraddhā), from Sanskrit श्रद्धा (śraddhā́).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɕɾəd̪.d̪ʱa/

Noun

श्रद्धा • (śraddhā) f

faith, belief
reverence, veneration

Declension

Declension of श्रद्धा (fem ā-stem)
direct singular	श्रद्धा śraddhā
direct plural	श्रद्धा śraddhā
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	श्रद्धा śraddhā	श्रद्धा śraddhā
oblique सामान्यरूप	श्रद्धे śraddhe	श्रद्धां- śraddhān-
accusative / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	श्रद्धेला śraddhelā	श्रद्धांना śraddhānnā
ergative	श्रद्धेने, श्रद्धेनं śraddhene, śraddhena	श्रद्धांनी śraddhānnī
instrumental	श्रद्धेशी śraddheśī	श्रद्धांशी śraddhānśī
locative सप्तमी	श्रद्धेत śraddhet	श्रद्धांत śraddhāt
vocative संबोधन	श्रद्धे śraddhe	श्रद्धांनो śraddhānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.

Genitive declension of श्रद्धा (fem ā-stem)
	masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म		feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म		neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म		oblique सामान्यरूप
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular^* एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	oblique सामान्यरूप
singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता	श्रद्धेचा śraddheċā	श्रद्धेचे śraddheċe	श्रद्धेची śraddhecī	श्रद्धेच्या śraddhecā	श्रद्धेचे, श्रद्धेचं śraddheċe, śraddheċa	श्रद्धेची śraddhecī	श्रद्धेच्या śraddhecā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	श्रद्धांचा śraddhānċā	श्रद्धांचे śraddhānċe	श्रद्धांची śraddhāñcī	श्रद्धांच्या śraddhāncā	श्रद्धांचे, श्रद्धांचं śraddhānċe, śraddhānċa	श्रद्धांची śraddhāñcī	श्रद्धांच्या śraddhāñcā
^* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

Proper noun

श्रद्धा • (śraddhā) f

a female given name, Shraddha, from Sanskrit

Related terms

References

Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “श्रद्धा”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

শ্ৰদ্ধা (Assamese script)
ᬰ᭄ᬭᬤ᭄ᬥᬵ (Balinese script)
শ্রদ্ধা (Bengali script)
𑰫𑰿𑰨𑰟𑰿𑰠𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
𑀰𑁆𑀭𑀤𑁆𑀥𑀸 (Brahmi script)
ၐြဒ္ဓါ (Burmese script)
શ્રદ્ધા (Gujarati script)
ਸ਼੍ਰਦ੍ਧਾ (Gurmukhi script)
𑌶𑍍𑌰𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌾 (Grantha script)
ꦯꦿꦢ꧀ꦣꦴ (Javanese script)
𑂬𑂹𑂩𑂠𑂹𑂡𑂰 (Kaithi script)
ಶ್ರದ್ಧಾ (Kannada script)
ឝ្រទ្ធា (Khmer script)
ຨ຺ຣທ຺ຘາ (Lao script)
ശ്രദ്ധാ (Malayalam script)
ᡧᡵᠠᡩᢡᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
𑘫𑘿𑘨𑘟𑘿𑘠𑘰 (Modi script)
ᠱᠷᠠᢑᢑᠾᠠ᠋᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
𑧋𑧠𑧈𑦿𑧠𑧀𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
𑐱𑑂𑐬𑐡𑑂𑐢𑐵 (Newa script)
ଶ୍ରଦ୍ଧା (Odia script)
ꢯ꣄ꢬꢣ꣄ꢤꢵ (Saurashtra script)
𑆯𑇀𑆫𑆢𑇀𑆣𑆳 (Sharada script)
𑖫𑖿𑖨𑖟𑖿𑖠𑖯 (Siddham script)
ශ්‍රද‍්ධා (Sinhalese script)
𑩿 𑪙𑩼𑩭 𑪙𑩮𑩛 (Soyombo script)
𑚧𑚶𑚤𑚛𑚶𑚜𑚭 (Takri script)
ஶ்ரத்³த⁴ா (Tamil script)
శ్రద్ధా (Telugu script)
ศฺรทฺธา (Thai script)
ཤྲ་དྡྷཱ (Tibetan script)
𑒬𑓂𑒩𑒠𑓂𑒡𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
𑨮𑩇𑨫𑨛𑩇𑨜𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćradᶻdʰáH (“faith, trust, belief”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬰𐬭𐬀𐬰𐬛𐬁 (zrazdā), Latin crēdō (“to believe”), Old Irish creitid.

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɕɾɐd.dʱɑ́ː/, [ɕɾɐd̚.dʱɑ́ː]
(Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ɕɾɐd̪.d̪ʱɑː/, [ɕɾɐd̪̚.d̪ʱɑː]

Noun

श्र॒द्धा • (śraddhā́) stem, f

faith, trust, confidence, loyalty, belief in
- c. 1500 BCE – 1000 BCE, Ṛgveda 9.113.2:
  आ प॑वस्व दिशां पत आर्जी॒कात्सो॑म मीढ्वः ।
  ऋ॒त॒वा॒केन॑ स॒त्येन॑ श्र॒द्धया॒ तप॑सा सु॒त इन्द्रा॑येन्दो॒ परि॑ स्रव ॥
  ā́ pavasva diśāṃ pata ārjīkā́tsoma mīḍhvaḥ.
  ṛtavākéna satyéna śraddháyā tápasā sutá índrāyendo pári srava.
  Lord of the Quarters, flow thou on, boon Soma, from Arjika land,
  Effused with ardour and with faith, and the true hymn of sacrifice. Flow, Indu, flow for Indra's sake.
expectation, desire

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of श्र॒द्धा
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	श्र॒द्धा (śraddhā́)	श्र॒द्धे (śraddhé)	श्र॒द्धाः (śraddhā́ḥ)
accusative	श्र॒द्धाम् (śraddhā́m)	श्र॒द्धे (śraddhé)	श्र॒द्धाः (śraddhā́ḥ)
instrumental	श्र॒द्धया॑ (śraddháyā) श्र॒द्धा¹ (śraddhā́¹)	श्र॒द्धाभ्या॑म् (śraddhā́bhyām)	श्र॒द्धाभिः॑ (śraddhā́bhiḥ)
dative	श्र॒द्धायै॑ (śraddhā́yai)	श्र॒द्धाभ्या॑म् (śraddhā́bhyām)	श्र॒द्धाभ्यः॑ (śraddhā́bhyaḥ)
ablative	श्र॒द्धायाः॑ (śraddhā́yāḥ) श्र॒द्धायै॑² (śraddhā́yai²)	श्र॒द्धाभ्या॑म् (śraddhā́bhyām)	श्र॒द्धाभ्यः॑ (śraddhā́bhyaḥ)
genitive	श्र॒द्धायाः॑ (śraddhā́yāḥ) श्र॒द्धायै॑² (śraddhā́yai²)	श्र॒द्धयोः॑ (śraddháyoḥ)	श्र॒द्धाना॑म् (śraddhā́nām)
locative	श्र॒द्धाया॑म् (śraddhā́yām)	श्र॒द्धयोः॑ (śraddháyoḥ)	श्र॒द्धासु॑ (śraddhā́su)
vocative	श्रद्धे॑ (śráddhe)	श्रद्धे॑ (śráddhe)	श्रद्धाः॑ (śráddhāḥ)

¹Vedic
²Brāhmaṇas

Proper noun

श्र॒द्धा • (śraddhā́) stem, f

the personification of faith as a goddess

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of श्र॒द्धा
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	श्र॒द्धा (śraddhā́)	श्र॒द्धे (śraddhé)	श्र॒द्धाः (śraddhā́ḥ)
accusative	श्र॒द्धाम् (śraddhā́m)	श्र॒द्धे (śraddhé)	श्र॒द्धाः (śraddhā́ḥ)
instrumental	श्र॒द्धया॑ (śraddháyā) श्र॒द्धा¹ (śraddhā́¹)	श्र॒द्धाभ्या॑म् (śraddhā́bhyām)	श्र॒द्धाभिः॑ (śraddhā́bhiḥ)
dative	श्र॒द्धायै॑ (śraddhā́yai)	श्र॒द्धाभ्या॑म् (śraddhā́bhyām)	श्र॒द्धाभ्यः॑ (śraddhā́bhyaḥ)
ablative	श्र॒द्धायाः॑ (śraddhā́yāḥ) श्र॒द्धायै॑² (śraddhā́yai²)	श्र॒द्धाभ्या॑म् (śraddhā́bhyām)	श्र॒द्धाभ्यः॑ (śraddhā́bhyaḥ)
genitive	श्र॒द्धायाः॑ (śraddhā́yāḥ) श्र॒द्धायै॑² (śraddhā́yai²)	श्र॒द्धयोः॑ (śraddháyoḥ)	श्र॒द्धाना॑म् (śraddhā́nām)
locative	श्र॒द्धाया॑म् (śraddhā́yām)	श्र॒द्धयोः॑ (śraddháyoḥ)	श्र॒द्धासु॑ (śraddhā́su)
vocative	श्रद्धे॑ (śráddhe)	श्रद्धे॑ (śráddhe)	श्रद्धाः॑ (śráddhāḥ)

¹Vedic
²Brāhmaṇas

Derived terms

श्राद्ध (śrāddha)

Descendants

Pali: saddhā
Prakrit: 𑀲𑀤𑁆𑀥𑀸 (saddhā), 𑀲𑀟𑁆𑀠𑀸 (saḍḍhā)
- Central:
  - Hindustani: sādh, sād
    - Hindi: साध, साद
    - Urdu: سادھ, ساد
- Eastern:
  - Bengali: সাধ (śadh), সাদ (śad)
  - Odia: ସାଧ (sādha), ସାଦ (sāda)
  - Bihari:
    - Bhojpuri: साध (sādh)
- Northwestern:
  - Punjabi: ਸੱਧਰ (saddhar, “wish, desire”)
  - Sindhi: sadha
    Arabic script: سَڌَ (sadha)
    
    Devanagari script: सध
- Southern:
  - Sinhalese: අදවු (adawu), සැදැහැ (sædæhæ), ඇදහිල්ල (ædahilla)
→ Old Marathi: श्रद्धा (śraddhā)
- Marathi: श्रद्धा (śraddhā)
→ English: shraddha, Shraddha (learned)
→ Hindi: श्रद्धा (śraddhā) (learned)
→ Kannada: ಶ್ರದ್ಧೆ (śraddhe) (learned)
→ Punjabi: ਸ਼ਰਧਾ (śardhā) (learned)
→ Thai: ศรัทธา (sàt-taa) (learned)

References

Monier Williams (1899), “श्रद्धा”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1095, column 3.
Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996), Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎^[1] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 663
Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “śraddhā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press