سہس

Urdu

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲 (sahassa), from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀭 (sahasra), from Sanskrit सहस्र (sahasra), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *saźʰásram, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *saȷ́ʰásram (“thousand”), from Proto-Indo-European *sm̥-ǵʰéslom, ultimately from *ǵʰéslom.

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /sə.ɦəs/

(Deccani) IPA^(key): /sə.ɦəs/

Numeral

سہس • (sahas) (Hindi spelling सहस)

thousand
Synonym: ہزار‎ (hazār)

References

“سہس”, in اُردُو لُغَت (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
“سہس”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English] (in English), Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.

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