सहना

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀳𑀤𑀺 (sahadi), from Sanskrit सहते (sahate), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *sáźʰatay, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *sáȷ́ʰatay, from Proto-Indo-European *séǵʰeti, from *seǵʰ- (“to hold, overpower”). Cognate with Bengali সহা (śoha)/সওয়া (śôoẇa), Assamese সহা (xoha).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /səɦ.nɑː/, [sɛʱ.näː]

Verb

सहना • (sahnā) (Urdu spelling سہنا)

  1. to bear, suffer
    Synonym: बर्दाश्त करना (bardāśt karnā)
    सह जाना ― sah jānā ― to suffer and survive, to suffer without pain
    सह लेना ― sah lenā ― to suffer with strength
    हम इस दर्द को कैसे सह पाएंगे?
    ham is dard ko kaise sah pāeṅge?
    How will we bear such pain?
  2. to tolerate
    आलोचना सहना ― ālocnā sahnā ― to tolerate criticism

Conjugation

See also

Further reading

  • McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “सहना”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
  • Bahri, Hardev (1989) “सहना”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “sáhatē”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
  • Helmut Nespital (2008) “सहना”, in Hindī Kriyā-koś [Hindi Verb Compendium]‎, Lokbharti Prakashan, →ISBN, page 1128
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