सदा

See also: सूदो, सद्, and सदी

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit सदा (sadā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /sə.d̪ɑː/, [s̪ə.d̪äː]

Adverb

सदा • (sadā) (Urdu spelling سدا‎)

1. always
2. perpetually, continually
3. forever, eternally
4. night and day, to end of chapter

Synonyms

• सदैव (sadaiv)
• सर्वदा (sarvadā)
• हमेशा (hameśā)

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Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• sadā (Latin script)
• 𑀲𑀤𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• সদা (Bengali script)
• සදා (Sinhalese script)
• သဒါ or သၻႃ (Burmese script)
• สทา or สะทา (Thai script)
• ᩈᨴᩣ or ᩈᨴᩤ (Tai Tham script)
• ສທາ or ສະທາ (Lao script)
• សទា (Khmer script)

Particle

सदा

1. Devanagari script form of sadā (“always”)

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Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *sádaH (“always”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬵𐬀𐬜𐬀‎ (haδa).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /s̪ɐ́.d̪ɑː/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈs̪ɐ.d̪ɑː/

Adverb

सदा • (sádā)

1. always, ever, perpetually, every time

Descendants

• Pali: sadā

Borrowed terms

• Hindi: सदा (sadā)
• Urdu: سدا‎