Hindi

Noun

शब्द • ‎(śabd) m ‎(Urdu spelling شبد)

1. word, term

   यह शब्द हिन्दी में काफी प्रयुक्त होता है।

   Yeh śabd Hindi mẽ kāphī prayukt hotā hai.

   This word is used a lot in Hindi.

2. sound

   झरनों का धीमा शब्द जंगल में गूँजता।

   The soft sound of springs echoes through the forest.

Declension

Synonyms

• (word): लफ़्ज़ ‎(lafz)
• (sound): ध्वनि ‎(dhvani)

Derived terms

• शब्दकोश ‎(śabdakoś)
• शब्दकार ‎(śabdakār)
• शब्दवीर ‎(śabdavīr)
• शब्दहीन ‎(śabdahīn)
  • शब्दहीनता ‎(śabdahīntā)

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989), “शब्द”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons

Sanskrit

Etymology

Probably from शपति ‎(śapati, “to curse; swear”).

Noun

शब्द • ‎(śábda) m

1. sound, noise, voice, tone, note
2. a word
3. speech, language
4. the right word, correct expression
5. the sacred syllable Om
6. (grammar) a declinable word or a word-termination, affix
7. a name, appellation, title
8. a technical term
9. verbal communication or testimony, oral tradition, verbal authority or evidence

Declension

Descendants

• Kannada: ಶಬ್ದ ‎(śabda)
• Pali: sadda
  • Burmese: သဒ္ဒါ ‎(sadda)
• Telugu: శబ్దం ‎(śabdaṃ)

References

• Sir Monier Monier-Williams (1898) A Sanskrit-English dictionary etymologically and philologically arranged with special reference to cognate Indo-European languages, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 1052
• Mayrhofer, Manfred (1976) Kurzgefasstes Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindischen [A Concise Etymological Sanskrit Dictionary] (in German), volume III, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 296