सर्वथा

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit सर्वथा (sarvathā).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /səɾ.ʋə.t̪ʰɑː/, [sɐɾ.ʋɐ.t̪ʰäː], /səɾʋ.t̪ʰɑː/, [sɐɾʋ.t̪ʰäː]

Adverb

सर्वथा • (sarvathā or sarvthā) (higher register)

1. entirely, absolutely, totally

   Synonym: बिलकुल (bilkul)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “सर्वथा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit सर्वथा (sarvathā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /səɾ.ʋə.t̪ʰa/

Adverb

सर्वथा • (sarvathā)

1. completely, entirely, utterly, in every way
   • 2013, “सुसंगती सदा घडो [susaṅgtī sadā ghaḍo]”, in अक्षय अरडे [akṣay arḍe] (music), बालक पालक [bālak pālak]:

     सुसंगती सदा घडो, सुजन वाक्य कानी पडो, कलंक मातीचा झडो, विषय सर्वथा नावडो।

     susaṅgtī sadā ghaḍo, sujan vākya kānī paḍo, kalaṅka mātīcā jhaḍo, viṣay sarvathā nāvḍo.

     May good company always come about; may the words of the virtuous reach my ears; may the stains of earthly impurity fall away; may I completely dislike and avoid worldly sensual temptations.

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• সৰ্বথা (Assamese script)
• ᬲᬃᬯᬣᬵ (Balinese script)
• সর্বথা (Bengali script)
• 𑰭𑰨𑰿𑰪𑰞𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀲𑀭𑁆𑀯𑀣𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• သရွထာ (Burmese script)
• સર્વથા (Gujarati script)
• ਸਰ੍ਵਥਾ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌥𑌾 (Grantha script)
• ꦱꦂꦮꦡꦴ (Javanese script)
• 𑂮𑂩𑂹𑂫𑂟𑂰 (Kaithi script)
• ಸರ್ವಥಾ (Kannada script)
• សវ៌ថា (Khmer script)
• ສຣ຺ວຖາ (Lao script)
• സര്വഥാ (Malayalam script)
• ᠰᠠᡵᠣᠸᠠᡨᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
• 𑘭𑘨𑘿𑘪𑘞𑘰 (Modi script)
• ᠰᠠᠷᢦᠲᠠ᠋᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧍𑧈𑧠𑧊𑦾𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐳𑐬𑑂𑐰𑐠𑐵 (Newa script)
• ସର୍ଵଥା (Odia script)
• ꢱꢬ꣄ꢮꢢꢵ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆱𑆫𑇀𑆮𑆡𑆳 (Sharada script)
• 𑖭𑖨𑖿𑖪𑖞𑖯 (Siddham script)
• සර්‍වථා (Sinhalese script)
• 𑪁𑩼 𑪙𑩾𑩬𑩛 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚨𑚤𑚶𑚦𑚚𑚭 (Takri script)
• ஸர்வத²ா (Tamil script)
• సర్వథా (Telugu script)
• สรฺวถา (Thai script)
• ས་རྭ་ཐཱ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒮𑒩𑓂𑒫𑒟𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨰𑨫𑩇𑨭𑨚𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From सर्व (sárva) +‎ -था (-thā).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /sɐɾ.ʋɐ́.tʰɑː/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /s̪ɐɾ.ʋɐ.t̪ʰɑː/

Adverb

स॒र्वथा॑ • (sarváthā)

1. in every way, in every respect, by all means
2. (rare) in whatever way, however
3. (rare) altogether, entirely, in the highest degree, exceedingly

References

• Arthur Anthony Macdonell (1893), “सर्वथा”, in A practical Sanskrit dictionary with transliteration, accentuation, and etymological analysis throughout, London: Oxford University Press
• Monier Williams (1899), “सर्वथा”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1189, column 2.