Urdu

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit स्वप्न (svápna), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *swápnas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *swápnas, from Proto-Indo-European *swépnos, from *swep-.

Cognates include Latin somnus, Ancient Greek ὕπνος (húpnos), Old English swefn, and (English sweven). Doublet of خواب (xvāb).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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سپنا (sapnām (Hindi spelling सपना)

  1. dream, reverie, vision
    Synonyms: خواب (xvāb), (rare) سوپن (svapn), رؤیا (rū'yā)
    تھوڑی دیر کے بعد، اُن کے سپنے سچّے نکلے۔
    thoṛī der ke ba'ad, un ke sapne sacce nikle.
    After a little while, their dreams became true.

Declension

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    Declension of سپنا
singular plural
direct سپنا (sapnā) سپنے (sapne)
oblique سپنے (sapne) سپنوں (sapnõ)
vocative سپنے (sapne) سپنو (sapno)

References

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  • سپنا”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • سپنا”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.