سدا

Punjabi

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit सदा (sadā).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /sə.d̪äː/
• Rhymes: -äː
• Hyphenation: سَ‧دا

Adverb

سَدا • (sadā) (Gurmukhi spelling ਸਦਾ)

1. always; perpetually, continually

   Synonym: ہَمیشَہ (hameśah)

Further reading

• Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “سدا”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
• “ਸਦਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024

Etymology 2

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀲𑀤𑁆𑀤 (sadda), from Sanskrit शब्द (śábda). Cognate with Saraiki سَݙَّا (saḏḏā). Doublet of شَبْد (śabd)

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /səd̪.d̪äː/, [sɐd̪.d̪äː]
• Rhymes: -äː

Noun

سَدّا • (saddā) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਸੱਦਾ)

1. invitation; invite
2. a shout; cry, call
3. a beggar's call for alms

Declension

Declension of سدا
dir. sg.	سَدّا (saddā)
dir. pl.	سَدّے (sadde)
	singular	plural
direct	سَدّا (saddā)	سَدّے (sadde)
oblique	سَدّے (sadde)	سَدّیْاں (saddiyāṉ)
vocative	سَدّیْا (saddiyā)	سَدّیو (saddīv)
ablative	سَدّیوں (saddīvṉ)	سَدّیْاں (saddiyāṉ)
locative	–	سَدِّیں (saddiīṉ)
instrumental	سَدّے (sadde)	–

Further reading

• Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “سدّا”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
• “ਸੱਦਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “śábda”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 712

Urdu

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit सदा (sadā).

Adverb

سَدا • (sadā) (Hindi spelling सदा)

1. always
2. perpetually, continually
3. forever, eternally
4. night and day, to end of chapter

Synonyms

• ہمیشہ