श्रद्धा

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit श्रद्धा (śraddhā́).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ʃɾəd̪.d̪ʱɑː/, [ʃɾɐd̪̚.d̪ʱäː]

Noun

श्रद्धा • (śraddhā) f

1. 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

Marathi

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɕɾəd̪.d̪ʱa/

Noun

श्रद्धा • (śraddhā) f

1. faith, belief
2. 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-
acc. / 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
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

1. a female given name, Shraddha, from Sanskrit

Related terms

• श्रद्धाळू (śraddhāḷū)
• अंधश्रद्धा (andhaśraddhā)
• श्रद्धेय (śraddhey)

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

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”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱred-dʰh₁-éh₂, from *ḱred dʰeh₁- (“to place one's heart, to believe”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬰𐬭𐬀𐬰𐬛𐬁 (zrazdā), Latin crēdō (“I believe”), Old Irish creitid.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

श्रद्धा • (śraddhā́) stem, f

1. 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.

2. expectation, desire

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of श्रद्धा

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	श्रद्धा (śraddhā́)	श्रद्धे (śraddhé)	श्रद्धाः (śraddhā́ḥ)
vocative	श्रद्धे (śráddhe)	श्रद्धे (śráddhe)	श्रद्धाः (śráddhāḥ)
accusative	श्रद्धाम् (śraddhā́m)	श्रद्धे (śraddhé)	श्रद्धाः (śraddhā́ḥ)
instrumental	श्रद्धया (śraddháyā) श्रद्धा¹ (śraddhā́¹)	श्रद्धाभ्याम् (śraddhā́bhyām)	श्रद्धाभिः (śraddhā́bhiḥ)
dative	श्रद्धायै (śraddhā́yai)	श्रद्धाभ्याम् (śraddhā́bhyām)	श्रद्धाभ्यः (śraddhā́bhyaḥ)
ablative	श्रद्धायाः (śraddhā́yāḥ) श्रद्धायै² (śraddhā́yai²)	श्रद्धाभ्याम् (śraddhā́bhyām)	श्रद्धाभ्यः (śraddhā́bhyaḥ)
genitive	श्रद्धायाः (śraddhā́yāḥ) श्रद्धायै² (śraddhā́yai²)	श्रद्धयोः (śraddháyoḥ)	श्रद्धानाम् (śraddhā́nām)
locative	श्रद्धायाम् (śraddhā́yām)	श्रद्धयोः (śraddháyoḥ)	श्रद्धासु (śraddhā́su)

• ¹Vedic
• ²Brāhmaṇas

Proper noun

श्रद्धा • (śraddhā́) stem, f

1. the personification of faith as a goddess

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of श्रद्धा

	singular
nominative	श्रद्धा (śraddhā́)
vocative	श्रद्धे (śráddhe)
accusative	श्रद्धाम् (śraddhā́m)
instrumental	श्रद्धया (śraddháyā) श्रद्धा¹ (śraddhā́¹)
dative	श्रद्धायै (śraddhā́yai)
ablative	श्रद्धायाः (śraddhā́yāḥ) श्रद्धायै² (śraddhā́yai²)
genitive	श्रद्धायाः (śraddhā́yāḥ) श्रद्धायै² (śraddhā́yai²)
locative	श्रद्धायाम् (śraddhā́yām)

• 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:
    • Sindhi: sadha

      Arabic script: سَڌَ

      Devanagari script: सध

  • Southern:
    • Sinhalese: අදවු (adawu), සැදැහැ (sædæhæ), ඇදහිල්ල (ædahilla)
• → Old Marathi: श्रद्धा (śraddhā)
  • Marathi: श्रद्धा (śraddhā)
• → Hindi: श्रद्धा (śraddhā) (learned)
• → Kannada: ಶ್ರದ್ಧೆ (śraddhe) (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