saddhā

See also: saddha

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

𑀲𑀤𑁆𑀥𑀸 (Brahmi script)
सद्धा (Devanagari script)
সদ্ধা (Bengali script)
සද‍්ධා (Sinhalese script)
သဒ္ဓါ or သၻ္ꩪႃ or သၻ်ꩪႃ (Burmese script)
สทฺธา or สัทธา (Thai script)
ᩈᨴ᩠ᨵᩤ (Tai Tham script)
ສທ຺ຘາ or ສັທຘາ (Lao script)
សទ្ធា (Khmer script)
𑄥𑄘𑄴𑄙𑄂 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit श्रद्धा (śraddhā). Cognate with Prakrit सद्धा (saddhā).

Noun

saddhā f

faith, confidence

Declension

Declension table of "saddhā" (feminine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	saddhā	saddhāyo or saddhā
Accusative (second)	saddhaṃ	saddhāyo or saddhā
Instrumental (third)	saddhāya	saddhāhi or saddhābhi
Dative (fourth)	saddhāya	saddhānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	saddhāya	saddhāhi or saddhābhi
Genitive (sixth)	saddhāya	saddhānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	saddhāya or saddhāyaṃ	saddhāsu
Vocative (calling)	saddhe	saddhāyo or saddhā

Descendants

→ Burmese: သဒ္ဓါ (saddha)
→ Khmer: សទ្ធា (satthiə)

References

Maung Tin (1920), The Student's Pali-English Dictionary, Rangoon: British Burma Press.
Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “saddhā”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead, page 675
Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “saddhā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 735

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