शब्द

Etymology

From Sanskrit शब्द (śabda). Doublet of साद (sād).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃəbd̪/

Noun

शब्द • (śabd) m (Urdu spelling شبد‎)

1. word, term

   यह शब्द हिन्दी में काफी प्रयुक्त होता है।

   yah śabd hindī mẽ kāphī prayukt hotā hai.

   This word is used a lot in Hindi.

   Synonyms: बोल (bol), लफ़्ज़ (lafz)

2. sound

   झरनों का धीमा शब्द जंगल में गूँजता।

   jharnõ kā dhīmā śabd jaṅgal mẽ gū̃jtā.

   The soft sound of springs echoes through the forest.

   Synonym: ध्वनि (dhvani)

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit शब्द (śabda).

Noun

शब्द • (śabd) m

1. word
2. sound

References

• Maxine Berntsen (1982-1983), “शब्द”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
• James Thomas Molesworth (1857), “शब्द”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Shridhar Ganesh Vaze (1911), “शब्द”, in The Aryabhusan School Dictionary, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press

Etymology

Probably from शपति (śapati, “to curse; swear”).

Noun

शब्द • (śábda) m

1. sound, noise, voice, tone, note
2. a word
3. speech, language
4. the right word, correct expression
5. the sacred syllable Om
6. (grammar) a declinable word or a word-termination, affix
7. a name, appellation, title
8. a technical term
9. verbal communication or testimony, oral tradition, verbal authority or evidence

References

• Sir Monier Monier-Williams (1898) A Sanskrit-English dictionary etymologically and philologically arranged with special reference to cognate Indo-European languages, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 1052
• Mayrhofer, Manfred (1976) Kurzgefasstes Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindischen [A Concise Etymological Sanskrit Dictionary] (in German), volume III, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 296