सर्वथा
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit सर्वथा (sarvathā).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Hindi) IPA(key): /səɾ.ʋə.t̪ʰɑː/, [sɐɾ.ʋɐ.t̪ʰäː], /səɾʋ.t̪ʰɑː/, [sɐɾʋ.t̪ʰäː]
Adverb
सर्वथा • (sarvathā or sarvthā) (higher register)
- entirely, absolutely, totally
- Synonym: बिलकुल (bilkul)
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “सर्वथा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
Marathi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit सर्वथा (sarvathā).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /səɾ.ʋə.t̪ʰa/
Adverb
- completely, entirely, utterly, in every way
- 2013, “सुसंगती सदा घडो [susaṅgtī sadā ghaḍo]”, in अक्षय अरडे [akṣay arḍe] (music), बालक पालक [bālak pālak]:
- सुसंगती सदा घडो, सुजन वाक्य कानी पडो, कलंक मातीचा झडो, विषय सर्वथा नावडो।
- susaṅgtī sadā ghaḍo, sujan vākya kānī paḍo, kalaṅka mātīcā jhaḍo, viṣay sarvathā nāvḍo.
- May good company always come about; may the words of the virtuous reach my ears; may the stains of earthly impurity fall away; may I completely dislike and avoid worldly sensual temptations.
References
- ^ Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983), “सर्वथा”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
- ^ Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “सर्वथा”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- সৰ্বথা (Assamese script)
- ᬲᬃᬯᬣᬵ (Balinese script)
- সর্বথা (Bengali script)
- 𑰭𑰨𑰿𑰪𑰞𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀲𑀭𑁆𑀯𑀣𑀸 (Brahmi script)
- သရွထာ (Burmese script)
- સર્વથા (Gujarati script)
- ਸਰ੍ਵਥਾ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌥𑌾 (Grantha script)
- ꦱꦂꦮꦡꦴ (Javanese script)
- 𑂮𑂩𑂹𑂫𑂟𑂰 (Kaithi script)
- ಸರ್ವಥಾ (Kannada script)
- សវ៌ថា (Khmer script)
- ສຣ຺ວຖາ (Lao script)
- സര്വഥാ (Malayalam script)
- ᠰᠠᡵᠣᠸᠠᡨᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
- 𑘭𑘨𑘿𑘪𑘞𑘰 (Modi script)
- ᠰᠠᠷᢦᠲᠠ᠋ᠠ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧍𑧈𑧠𑧊𑦾𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐳𑐬𑑂𑐰𑐠𑐵 (Newa script)
- ସର୍ଵଥା (Odia script)
- ꢱꢬ꣄ꢮꢢꢵ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆱𑆫𑇀𑆮𑆡𑆳 (Sharada script)
- 𑖭𑖨𑖿𑖪𑖞𑖯 (Siddham script)
- සර්වථා (Sinhalese script)
- 𑪁𑩼 𑪙𑩾𑩬𑩛 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚨𑚤𑚶𑚦𑚚𑚭 (Takri script)
- ஸர்வத²ா (Tamil script)
- సర్వథా (Telugu script)
- สรฺวถา (Thai script)
- ས་རྭ་ཐཱ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒮𑒩𑓂𑒫𑒟𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨰𑨫𑩇𑨭𑨚𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
From सर्व (sárva) + -था (-thā).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /sɐɾ.ʋɐ́.tʰɑː/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /s̪ɐɾ.ʋɐ.t̪ʰɑː/
Adverb
स॒र्वथा॑ • (sarváthā)
- in every way, in every respect, by all means
- (rare) in whatever way, however
- (rare) altogether, entirely, in the highest degree, exceedingly
References
- Arthur Anthony Macdonell (1893), “सर्वथा”, in A practical Sanskrit dictionary with transliteration, accentuation, and etymological analysis throughout, London: Oxford University Press
- Monier Williams (1899), “सर्वथा”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1189, column 2.