सप्तन्
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- সপ্তন্ (Assamese script)
- ᬲᬧ᭄ᬢᬦ᭄ (Balinese script)
- সপ্তন্ (Bengali script)
- 𑰭𑰢𑰿𑰝𑰡𑰿 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀲𑀧𑁆𑀢𑀦𑁆 (Brahmi script)
- သပ္တန် (Burmese script)
- સપ્તન્ (Gujarati script)
- ਸਪ੍ਤਨ੍ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌸𑌪𑍍𑌤𑌨𑍍 (Grantha script)
- ꦱꦥ꧀ꦠꦤ꧀ (Javanese script)
- 𑂮𑂣𑂹𑂞𑂢𑂹 (Kaithi script)
- ಸಪ್ತೝ (Kannada script)
- សប្តន៑ (Khmer script)
- ສປ຺ຕນ຺ (Lao script)
- സപ്തന് (Malayalam script)
- ᠰᠠᢒᢠᠠᠨ (Manchu script)
- 𑘭𑘢𑘿𑘝𑘡𑘿 (Modi script)
- ᠰᠠᢒᢐᠠᠨ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧍𑧂𑧠𑦽𑧁𑧠 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐳𑐥𑑂𑐟𑐣𑑂 (Newa script)
- ସପ୍ତନ୍ (Odia script)
- ꢱꢦ꣄ꢡꢥ꣄ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆱𑆥𑇀𑆠𑆤𑇀 (Sharada script)
- 𑖭𑖢𑖿𑖝𑖡𑖿 (Siddham script)
- සප්තන් (Sinhalese script)
- 𑪁𑩰 𑪙𑩫𑩯 𑪙 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚨𑚞𑚶𑚙𑚝𑚶 (Takri script)
- ஸப்தந் (Tamil script)
- సప్తౝ (Telugu script)
- สปฺตนฺ (Thai script)
- ས་པྟ་ན྄ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒮𑒣𑓂𑒞𑒢𑓂 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨰𑨞𑩇𑨙𑨝𑨴 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-Aryan *saptá, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *saptá, from Proto-Indo-European *septḿ̥. Cognate with Avestan 𐬵𐬀𐬞𐬙𐬀 (hapta), Persian هفت (haft), Old Church Slavonic седмь (sedmĭ), Lithuanian septyni, Latvian septiņi, Latin septem, Ancient Greek ἑπτά (heptá), and Old English seofon (whence English seven).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /sɐp.tɐ́n/, [sɐp̚.tɐ́n]
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /ˈs̪ɐp.t̪ɐn̪/, [ˈs̪ɐp̚.t̪ɐn̪]
Numeral
70 | ||
← 6 | ७ 7 |
8 → [a], [b] |
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Cardinal: सप्त (sapta), सप्तन् (saptan) Ordinal: सप्तम (saptama) |
सप्तन् • (saptán)
- seven (a favourite number with the Hindus, and regarded as sacred, often used to express an indefinite plurality [in the same manner as "three", by which it is sometimes multiplied])
Declension
Irregular declension | |||
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Nom. sg. | — | ||
Gen. sg. | — | ||
Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | — | — | सप्त (sapta) |
Vocative | — | — | — |
Accusative | — | — | सप्त (sapta) |
Instrumental | — | — | सप्तभिः (saptabhiḥ) |
Dative | — | — | सप्तभ्यः (saptabhyaḥ) |
Ablative | — | — | सप्तभ्यः (saptabhyaḥ) |
Genitive | — | — | सप्तानाम् (saptānām) |
Locative | — | — | सप्तसु (saptasu) |
Descendants
All inherited descendants point to common Indo-Aryan *sattá, itself derived from this form (possibly including Mitanni-Aryan).
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 159: Parameter 1 should be a valid language, etymology language or family code; the value inc-dar-pro is not valid. See WT:LOL, WT:LOL/E and WT:LOF.
- Kashmiri: سَتھ (sath)
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 159: Parameter 1 should be a valid language, etymology language or family code; the value elu-prk is not valid. See WT:LOL, WT:LOL/E and WT:LOF.
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 159: Parameter 1 should be a valid language, etymology language or family code; the value inc-mgd is not valid. See WT:LOL, WT:LOL/E and WT:LOF.
- Pali: satta
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 159: Parameter 1 should be a valid language, etymology language or family code; the value pka is not valid. See WT:LOL, WT:LOL/E and WT:LOF.
- Fiji Hindi: saat
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 159: Parameter 1 should be a valid language, etymology language or family code; the value pmh is not valid. See WT:LOL, WT:LOL/E and WT:LOF.
- Marathi: सात (sāt)
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 159: Parameter 1 should be a valid language, etymology language or family code; the value psu is not valid. See WT:LOL, WT:LOL/E and WT:LOF.
- → Malay: sapta, saptă, سڤتا
- → Telugu: సప్తము (saptamu)
Categories:
- Sanskrit terms inherited from Proto-Indo-Aryan
- Sanskrit terms derived from Proto-Indo-Aryan
- Sanskrit terms inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian
- Sanskrit terms derived from Proto-Indo-Iranian
- Sanskrit terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European
- Sanskrit terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Sanskrit terms with IPA pronunciation
- Sanskrit lemmas
- Sanskrit numerals
- Sanskrit cardinal numbers