सप्ताह

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit सप्ताह (saptāha).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /səp.t̪ɑːɦ/, [sɐp.t̪äːʱ]

Noun

सप्ताह • (saptāh) m (Urdu spelling سپتاہ)

  1. week
    Synonym: हफ़्ता (haftā)
    एक सप्ताह में सात दिन होते हैं।
    ek saptāh mẽ sāt din hote ha͠i.
    There are seven days in one week.
    हड़ताल एक सप्ताह चली। ― haṛtāl ek saptāh calī. ― The strike lasted one week.

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Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Etymology

Compound of सप्त (saptá, “seven”) +‎ अहर् (áhar, “day”).

Pronunciation

  • (Vedic) IPA(key): /sɐp.tɑː.ɦɐ́/, [sɐp̚.tɑː.ɦɐ́]
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /s̪ɐpˈt̪ɑː.ɦɐ/, [s̪ɐp̚ˈt̪ɑː.ɦɐ]

Noun

सप्ताह • (saptāhá) stem, m

  1. a period of seven days: week
  2. a sacrificial performance lasting seven days

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of सप्ताह (saptāha)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative सप्ताहः
saptāhaḥ
सप्ताहौ / सप्ताहा¹
saptāhau / saptāhā¹
सप्ताहाः / सप्ताहासः¹
saptāhāḥ / saptāhāsaḥ¹
Vocative सप्ताह
saptāha
सप्ताहौ / सप्ताहा¹
saptāhau / saptāhā¹
सप्ताहाः / सप्ताहासः¹
saptāhāḥ / saptāhāsaḥ¹
Accusative सप्ताहम्
saptāham
सप्ताहौ / सप्ताहा¹
saptāhau / saptāhā¹
सप्ताहान्
saptāhān
Instrumental सप्ताहेन
saptāhena
सप्ताहाभ्याम्
saptāhābhyām
सप्ताहैः / सप्ताहेभिः¹
saptāhaiḥ / saptāhebhiḥ¹
Dative सप्ताहाय
saptāhāya
सप्ताहाभ्याम्
saptāhābhyām
सप्ताहेभ्यः
saptāhebhyaḥ
Ablative सप्ताहात्
saptāhāt
सप्ताहाभ्याम्
saptāhābhyām
सप्ताहेभ्यः
saptāhebhyaḥ
Genitive सप्ताहस्य
saptāhasya
सप्ताहयोः
saptāhayoḥ
सप्ताहानाम्
saptāhānām
Locative सप्ताहे
saptāhe
सप्ताहयोः
saptāhayoḥ
सप्ताहेषु
saptāheṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

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