शपथ

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit शपथ (śapatha).

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ʃə.pət̪ʰ/, [ʃɐ.pɐt̪ʰ]

Noun

शपथ • (śapath) f (Urdu spelling شپتھ)

  1. oath, asseveration
    Synonyms: क़सम (qasam), सौगंद (saugand), सौंह (sa͠uh)
    मैं गीता की शपथ खाता हूँ।
    ma͠i gītā kī śapath khātā hū̃.
    I swear by the Gita.
  2. (rare) cursing, anathema, abuse, imprecation

Declension
Declension of शपथ (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct शपथ
śapath		 शपथ
śapath
oblique शपथ
śapath		 शपथों
śapathõ
vocative शपथ
śapath		 शपथो
śapatho

References
  • Platts, John T. (1884) “शपथ”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
  • শপথ (Assamese script)
  • ᬰᬧᬣ (Balinese script)
  • শপথ (Bengali script)
  • 𑰫𑰢𑰞 (Bhaiksuki script)
  • 𑀰𑀧𑀣 (Brahmi script)
  • ၐပထ (Burmese script)
  • શપથ (Gujarati script)
  • ਸ਼ਪਥ (Gurmukhi script)
  • 𑌶𑌪𑌥 (Grantha script)
  • ꦯꦥꦡ (Javanese script)
  • 𑂬𑂣𑂟 (Kaithi script)
  • ಶಪಥ (Kannada script)
  • ឝបថ (Khmer script)
  • ຨປຖ (Lao script)
  • ശപഥ (Malayalam script)
  • ᡧᠠᢒᠠᡨᠠ (Manchu script)
  • 𑘫𑘢𑘞 (Modi script)
  • ᠱᠠᢒᠠᠲᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
  • 𑧋𑧂𑦾 (Nandinagari script)
  • 𑐱𑐥𑐠 (Newa script)
  • ଶପଥ (Odia script)
  • ꢯꢦꢢ (Saurashtra script)
  • 𑆯𑆥𑆡 (Sharada script)
  • 𑖫𑖢𑖞 (Siddham script)
  • ශපථ (Sinhalese script)
  • 𑩿𑩰𑩬 (Soyombo script)
  • 𑚧𑚞𑚚 (Takri script)
  • ஶபத² (Tamil script)
  • శపథ (Telugu script)
  • ศปถ (Thai script)
  • ཤ་པ་ཐ (Tibetan script)
  • 𑒬𑒣𑒟 (Tirhuta script)
  • 𑨮𑨞𑨚 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From the root शप् (śap, “to swear, curse”).

Noun

शपथ • (śapatha) stem, m

  1. oath, vow
  2. swear
  3. scolding, curse
  4. ordeal
  5. reviling, anathema

Declension
Masculine a-stem declension of शपथ (śapatha)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative शपथः
śapathaḥ		 शपथौ / शपथा¹
śapathau / śapathā¹		 शपथाः / शपथासः¹
śapathāḥ / śapathāsaḥ¹
Vocative शपथ
śapatha		 शपथौ / शपथा¹
śapathau / śapathā¹		 शपथाः / शपथासः¹
śapathāḥ / śapathāsaḥ¹
Accusative शपथम्
śapatham		 शपथौ / शपथा¹
śapathau / śapathā¹		 शपथान्
śapathān
Instrumental शपथेन
śapathena		 शपथाभ्याम्
śapathābhyām		 शपथैः / शपथेभिः¹
śapathaiḥ / śapathebhiḥ¹
Dative शपथाय
śapathāya		 शपथाभ्याम्
śapathābhyām		 शपथेभ्यः
śapathebhyaḥ
Ablative शपथात्
śapathāt		 शपथाभ्याम्
śapathābhyām		 शपथेभ्यः
śapathebhyaḥ
Genitive शपथस्य
śapathasya		 शपथयोः
śapathayoḥ		 शपथानाम्
śapathānām
Locative शपथे
śapathe		 शपथयोः
śapathayoḥ		 शपथेषु
śapatheṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Descendants

References
  • definition from Sanskrit Dictionary for Spoken Sanskrit
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