सादा

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian ساده (sāda), from Middle Persian *sādag. Compare Bengali সাদা (śada), Gujarati સાદું (sādũ), Marathi साधे (sādhe), Punjabi ਸਾਦਾ (sādā).

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

सादा • (sādā) (Urdu spelling سادہ)

1. plain, simple

   वे हर रोज़ वही सादा खाना खाते हैं।

   ve har roz vahī sādā khānā khāte ha͠i.

   He eats the same simple food every day.

   सीधा-सादा ― sīdhā-sādā ― plain, simple (of people)

2. pure, unadulterated
3. frank, direct

Declension

Declension of सादा (ā-stem)

	masculine		feminine
	singular	plural	singular	plural
direct	सादा sādā	सादे sāde	सादी sādī	सादी sādī
oblique	सादे sāde	सादे sāde	सादी sādī	सादी sādī
vocative	सादे sāde	सादे sāde	सादी sādī	सादी sādī

References

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