سچ

Borrowed from Urdu سچ (sac), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀘𑁆𑀘 (sacca), from Sanskrit सत्य (satyá). Doublet of સત્ય (satya).

سچ • (sac) m (Standard Gujarati સચ) (Lisan ud-Dawat)

1. truth

   Synonyms: صدق (sidq), سچّائي (saccāī)

First attested in c. 1635 as Middle Hindi سچ (sac, sacc /⁠sc⁠/), inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀘𑁆𑀘 (sacca), from Sanskrit सत्य (satyá, “promise”).

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /sət͡ʃ/
• Rhymes: -ət͡ʃ

سَچ • (sac) m (indeclinable, Hindi spelling सच)

1. truth

• → Gulf Arabic: صَجّ (ṣajj) / صِجّ (ṣijj)
• → Lisan ud-Dawat Gujarati: سچ (sac)

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