शपथ

Hindi

Etymology

From Sanskrit शपथ (śapatha).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʃə.pət̪ʰ/

Noun

शपथ • (śapath) f (Urdu spelling شپتھ‎)

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

Declension
Declension of शपथ
Singular Plural
Direct शपथ (śapath) शपथ (śapath)
Oblique शपथ (śapath) शपथों (śapthõ)
Vocative शपथ (śapath) शपथो (śaptho)

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

Sanskrit

Noun

शपथ • (śapatha) m or f

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

References
  • definition from Sanskrit Dictionary for Spoken Sanskrit
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