सत्ता

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /sət̪.t̪ɑː/, [sɐt̪̚.t̪äː]

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Sanskrit सत्त्व (sattva).

Noun

सत्ता • (sattā) f (Urdu spelling ستا)

1. existence, being
2. authority, power

Declension

Declension of सत्ता (fem ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	सत्ता sattā	सत्ताएँ sattāẽ
oblique	सत्ता sattā	सत्ताओं sattāõ
vocative	सत्ता sattā	सत्ताओ sattāo

Derived terms

• पितृसत्ता (pitŕsattā)
• प्रजासत्ता (prajāsattā)
• मातृसत्ता (mātŕsattā)
• राजसत्ता (rājsattā)
• लोकसत्ता (loksattā)
• सत्ताधारी (sattādhārī)
• सत्तारूढ़ (sattārūṛh)
• सत्तारोह (sattāroh)
• सत्तारोहण (sattārohaṇ)
• सत्तावाद (sattāvād)
• सत्तावादी (sattāvādī)

 

Etymology 2

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀕 (sattaga), without compensatory lengthening, from Sanskrit सप्तक (saptaka, “group of seven”), whence also Punjabi ਸੱਤਾ (sattā). Doublet of सप्तक (saptak). Equivalent to सात (sāt, “7”) +‎ -आ (-ā). Cognate with Nepali सत्ता (sattā).

Noun

सत्ता • (sattā) m (Urdu spelling ستا)

1. a group of seven
2. (card games) a seven

Declension

Declension of सत्ता (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	सत्ता sattā	सत्ते satte
oblique	सत्ते satte	सत्तों sattõ
vocative	सत्ते satte	सत्तो satto

Coordinate terms

Playing cards in Hindi · ताश (tāś) (layout · text)
इक्का (ikkā)	दुक्की (dukkī)	तिक्की (tikkī)	चौका (caukā)	पंजा (pañjā)	छक्का (chakkā)	सत्ता (sattā)
अट्ठा (aṭṭhā)	नहला (nahlā)	दहला (dahlā)	ग़ुलाम (ġulām)	बेगम (begam)	बादशाह (bādśāh)	जोकर (jokar)

Nepali

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [sʌt̪̚t̪ä]

• Phonetic Devanagari: सत्ता

Noun

सत्ता • (sattā)

1. authority, power
2. (card games) a seven

Coordinate terms

Playing cards in Nepali · तास (tās) (layout · text)
एक्का (ekkā)	दुक्का (dukkā)	तिक्का (tikkā)	चौका (caukā)	पन्जा (panjā), पंजा (pañjā)	छक्का (chakkā)	सत्ता (sattā)
अट्ठा (aṭṭhā)	नहल (nahal)	दहल (dahal)	गुलाम (gulām)	मिस्सी (missī), रानी (rānī)	बादशाह (bādśāha)	जोकर (jokar)

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• sattā (Latin script)
• 𑀲𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• সত্তা (Bengali script)
• සත‍්තා (Sinhalese script)
• သတ္တာ or သတ္တႃ or သတ်တႃ (Burmese script)
• สตฺตา or สัตตา (Thai script)
• ᩈᨲ᩠ᨲᩣ (Tai Tham script)
• ສຕ຺ຕາ or ສັຕຕາ (Lao script)
• សត្តា (Khmer script)
• 𑄥𑄖𑄴𑄖𑄂 (Chakma script)

Noun

सत्ता m

1. Devanagari script form of sattā, ablative singular & nominative/vocative plural of सत्त (satta, “living being”)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• সত্তা (Assamese script)
• ᬲᬢ᭄ᬢᬵ (Balinese script)
• সত্তা (Bengali script)
• 𑰭𑰝𑰿𑰝𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀲𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• သတ္တာ (Burmese script)
• સત્તા (Gujarati script)
• ਸਤ੍ਤਾ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌸𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌾 (Grantha script)
• ꦱꦠ꧀ꦠꦴ (Javanese script)
• 𑂮𑂞𑂹𑂞𑂰 (Kaithi script)
• ಸತ್ತಾ (Kannada script)
• សត្តា (Khmer script)
• ສຕ຺ຕາ (Lao script)
• സത്താ (Malayalam script)
• ᠰᠠᢠᢠᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
• 𑘭𑘝𑘿𑘝𑘰 (Modi script)
• ᠰᠠᢐᢐᠠ᠋᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧍𑦽𑧠𑦽𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐳𑐟𑑂𑐟𑐵 (Newa script)
• ସତ୍ତା (Odia script)
• ꢱꢡ꣄ꢡꢵ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆱𑆠𑇀𑆠𑆳 (Sharada script)
• 𑖭𑖝𑖿𑖝𑖯 (Siddham script)
• සත‍්තා (Sinhalese script)
• 𑪁𑩫 𑪙𑩫𑩛 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚨𑚙𑚶𑚙𑚭 (Takri script)
• ஸத்தா (Tamil script)
• సత్తా (Telugu script)
• สตฺตา (Thai script)
• ས་ཏྟཱ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒮𑒞𑓂𑒞𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨰𑨙𑩇𑨙𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /sɐt.tɑ́ː/, [sɐt̚.tɑ́ː]
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈs̪ɐt̪.t̪ɑː/, [ˈs̪ɐt̪̚.t̪ɑː]

Adjective

सत्ता • (sattā́)

1. nominative singular feminine of सत्त (sattá, “seated”)
2. (Vedic) inflection of सत्त (sattá, “seated”):
   1. instrumental singular feminine
   2. nominative/accusative plural neuter

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /sɐ́t.tɑː/, [sɐ́t̚.tɑː]
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈs̪ɐt̪.t̪ɑː/, [ˈs̪ɐt̪̚.t̪ɑː]

Adjective

सत्ता • (sáttā)

1. vocative plural neuter of सत्त (sattá, “seated”)