सर्प

See also: सुरूप

Hindi

सर्प

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit सर्प (sarpá), from Proto-Indo-European *serp-. Doublet of साँप (sā̃p), a tadbhava.

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /səɾp/, [sɐɾp]

Noun

सर्प • (sarp) m (Urdu spelling سرپ)

1. snake

Synonyms

• साँप (sā̃p)

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Marathi

Etymology

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पुल्लिंग (pulliṅga): सर्प m (sarpa)
स्त्रीलिंग (strīliṅga): सर्पीण f (sarpīṇ)

Borrowed from Sanskrit सर्प (sarpá), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *sarpás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *sarpás, from Proto-Indo-European *serp- (“to crawl, creep”). Doublet of साप (sāp), a tadbhava.

Noun

सर्प • (sarpa) m

1. snake, serpent

References

• Berntsen, Maxine, “सर्प”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “सर्प”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “सर्प”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).

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Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• সৰ্প (Assamese script)
• ᬲᬃᬧ (Balinese script)
• সর্প (Bengali script)
• 𑰭𑰨𑰿𑰢 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀲𑀭𑁆𑀧 (Brahmi script)
• သရ်္ပ (Burmese script)
• સર્પ (Gujarati script)
• ਸਰ੍ਪ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌪 (Grantha script)
• ꦱꦂꦥ (Javanese script)
• 𑂮𑂩𑂹𑂣 (Kaithi script)
• ಸರ್ಪ (Kannada script)
• សប៌ (Khmer script)
• ສຣ຺ປ (Lao script)
• സര്പ (Malayalam script)
• ᠰᠠᡵᢒᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘭𑘨𑘿𑘢 (Modi script)
• ᠰᠠᠷᢒᠠ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧍𑧈𑧠𑧂 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐳𑐬𑑂𑐥 (Newa script)
• ସର୍ପ (Odia script)
• ꢱꢬ꣄ꢦ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆱𑆫𑇀𑆥 (Sharada script)
• 𑖭𑖨𑖿𑖢 (Siddham script)
• සර්‍ප (Sinhalese script)
• 𑪁𑩼 𑪙𑩰 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚨𑚤𑚶𑚞 (Takri script)
• ஸர்ப (Tamil script)
• సర్ప (Telugu script)
• สรฺป (Thai script)
• ས་རྤ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒮𑒩𑓂𑒣 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨰𑨫𑩇𑨞 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *sarpás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *sarpás, from Proto-Indo-European *serp- (“to crawl, creep”). Cognate with Latin serpēns (“serpent”), Ancient Greek ἑρπετόν (herpetón).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /sɐɾ.pɐ́/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈs̪ɐɾ.pɐ/

Adjective

सर्प • (sarpá)

1. creeping, crawling, stealing along

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of सर्प (sarpá)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	सर्पः sarpáḥ	सर्पौ / सर्पा¹ sarpaú / sarpā́¹	सर्पाः / सर्पासः¹ sarpā́ḥ / sarpā́saḥ¹
Vocative	सर्प sárpa	सर्पौ / सर्पा¹ sárpau / sárpā¹	सर्पाः / सर्पासः¹ sárpāḥ / sárpāsaḥ¹
Accusative	सर्पम् sarpám	सर्पौ / सर्पा¹ sarpaú / sarpā́¹	सर्पान् sarpā́n
Instrumental	सर्पेण sarpéṇa	सर्पाभ्याम् sarpā́bhyām	सर्पैः / सर्पेभिः¹ sarpaíḥ / sarpébhiḥ¹
Dative	सर्पाय sarpā́ya	सर्पाभ्याम् sarpā́bhyām	सर्पेभ्यः sarpébhyaḥ
Ablative	सर्पात् sarpā́t	सर्पाभ्याम् sarpā́bhyām	सर्पेभ्यः sarpébhyaḥ
Genitive	सर्पस्य sarpásya	सर्पयोः sarpáyoḥ	सर्पाणाम् sarpā́ṇām
Locative	सर्पे sarpé	सर्पयोः sarpáyoḥ	सर्पेषु sarpéṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Feminine ī-stem declension of सर्पी (sarpī́)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	सर्पी sarpī́	सर्प्यौ / सर्पी¹ sarpyaù / sarpī́¹	सर्प्यः / सर्पीः¹ sarpyàḥ / sarpī́ḥ¹
Vocative	सर्पि sárpi	सर्प्यौ / सर्पी¹ sárpyau / sárpī¹	सर्प्यः / सर्पीः¹ sárpyaḥ / sárpīḥ¹
Accusative	सर्पीम् sarpī́m	सर्प्यौ / सर्पी¹ sarpyaù / sarpī́¹	सर्पीः sarpī́ḥ
Instrumental	सर्प्या sarpyā́	सर्पीभ्याम् sarpī́bhyām	सर्पीभिः sarpī́bhiḥ
Dative	सर्प्यै sarpyaí	सर्पीभ्याम् sarpī́bhyām	सर्पीभ्यः sarpī́bhyaḥ
Ablative	सर्प्याः / सर्प्यै² sarpyā́ḥ / sarpyaí²	सर्पीभ्याम् sarpī́bhyām	सर्पीभ्यः sarpī́bhyaḥ
Genitive	सर्प्याः / सर्प्यै² sarpyā́ḥ / sarpyaí²	सर्प्योः sarpyóḥ	सर्पीणाम् sarpī́ṇām
Locative	सर्प्याम् sarpyā́m	सर्प्योः sarpyóḥ	सर्पीषु sarpī́ṣu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter a-stem declension of सर्प (sarpá)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	सर्पम् sarpám	सर्पे sarpé	सर्पाणि / सर्पा¹ sarpā́ṇi / sarpā́¹
Vocative	सर्प sárpa	सर्पे sárpe	सर्पाणि / सर्पा¹ sárpāṇi / sárpā¹
Accusative	सर्पम् sarpám	सर्पे sarpé	सर्पाणि / सर्पा¹ sarpā́ṇi / sarpā́¹
Instrumental	सर्पेण sarpéṇa	सर्पाभ्याम् sarpā́bhyām	सर्पैः / सर्पेभिः¹ sarpaíḥ / sarpébhiḥ¹
Dative	सर्पाय sarpā́ya	सर्पाभ्याम् sarpā́bhyām	सर्पेभ्यः sarpébhyaḥ
Ablative	सर्पात् sarpā́t	सर्पाभ्याम् sarpā́bhyām	सर्पेभ्यः sarpébhyaḥ
Genitive	सर्पस्य sarpásya	सर्पयोः sarpáyoḥ	सर्पाणाम् sarpā́ṇām
Locative	सर्पे sarpé	सर्पयोः sarpáyoḥ	सर्पेषु sarpéṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Noun

सर्प • (sarpá) m

1. a snake, serpent, serpent-demon (nāga), tortuous motion
2. a particular constellation (when only the three unfavourable planets are situated in the three kendras)
3. ( <= ), the Ceylon ironwood
4. name of one of the 11 rudras of a rakshasa
5. (in the plural) name of a particular tribe of mlecchas (formerly kshatriyas and described as wearing beards)
6. name of the wife of a Rudra

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of सर्प (sarpá)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	सर्पः sarpáḥ	सर्पौ / सर्पा¹ sarpaú / sarpā́¹	सर्पाः / सर्पासः¹ sarpā́ḥ / sarpā́saḥ¹
Vocative	सर्प sárpa	सर्पौ / सर्पा¹ sárpau / sárpā¹	सर्पाः / सर्पासः¹ sárpāḥ / sárpāsaḥ¹
Accusative	सर्पम् sarpám	सर्पौ / सर्पा¹ sarpaú / sarpā́¹	सर्पान् sarpā́n
Instrumental	सर्पेण sarpéṇa	सर्पाभ्याम् sarpā́bhyām	सर्पैः / सर्पेभिः¹ sarpaíḥ / sarpébhiḥ¹
Dative	सर्पाय sarpā́ya	सर्पाभ्याम् sarpā́bhyām	सर्पेभ्यः sarpébhyaḥ
Ablative	सर्पात् sarpā́t	सर्पाभ्याम् sarpā́bhyām	सर्पेभ्यः sarpébhyaḥ
Genitive	सर्पस्य sarpásya	सर्पयोः sarpáyoḥ	सर्पाणाम् sarpā́ṇām
Locative	सर्पे sarpé	सर्पयोः sarpáyoḥ	सर्पेषु sarpéṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Noun

सर्प • (sarpá) n

1. = सपसामन् (sapa-sāman)

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of सर्प (sarpá)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	सर्पम् sarpám	सर्पे sarpé	सर्पाणि / सर्पा¹ sarpā́ṇi / sarpā́¹
Vocative	सर्प sárpa	सर्पे sárpe	सर्पाणि / सर्पा¹ sárpāṇi / sárpā¹
Accusative	सर्पम् sarpám	सर्पे sarpé	सर्पाणि / सर्पा¹ sarpā́ṇi / sarpā́¹
Instrumental	सर्पेण sarpéṇa	सर्पाभ्याम् sarpā́bhyām	सर्पैः / सर्पेभिः¹ sarpaíḥ / sarpébhiḥ¹
Dative	सर्पाय sarpā́ya	सर्पाभ्याम् sarpā́bhyām	सर्पेभ्यः sarpébhyaḥ
Ablative	सर्पात् sarpā́t	सर्पाभ्याम् sarpā́bhyām	सर्पेभ्यः sarpébhyaḥ
Genitive	सर्पस्य sarpásya	सर्पयोः sarpáyoḥ	सर्पाणाम् sarpā́ṇām
Locative	सर्पे sarpé	सर्पयोः sarpáyoḥ	सर्पेषु sarpéṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• Dhivehi: ހަރުފަ (harufa)
• Konkani: सोरोप (sorop)
• Sinhalese: සර්පයා (sarpayā)
• • Assamese: সাপ (xap)
  • Bengali: সাপ (śap)
  • Odia: ସାପ (sāpa)
  • Sylheti: ꠢꠣꠙ (haf)
• Pali: sappa
  • Thai: สัปปะ (sàp-bpà)
• • Gujarati: સાપ (sāp)
  • Hindi: साँप (sā̃p)
  • Nepali: साँप (sā̃p)
  • Punjabi: ਸੱਪ (sappa) / سپ (sapp)
  • Romani: sap
  • Sindhi: سپُ / सपु (sapu)
• → Bengali: সর্প (śorpo)
• → Gujarati: સર્પ (sarp)
• → Hindi: सर्प (sarp)
• → Malayalam: സർപ്പം (saṟppaṁ)
• → Kannada: ಸರ್ಪ (sarpa)
• → Marathi: सर्प (sarpa)
• → Tamil: சர்ப்பம் (carppam)
• ⇒ Telugu: సర్పము (sarpamu)

References

• “सर्प॑” in Carl Cappeller, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary: Based upon the St. Petersburg Lexicons, Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, 1891, →OCLC, page 602, column 1.
• Arthur Anthony Macdonell (1893) “सर्प”, in A practical Sanskrit dictionary with transliteration, accentuation, and etymological analysis throughout, London: Oxford University Press, page 341
• Monier Williams (1899) “सर्प”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1184, column 1.