سہس

Old Awadhi

Numeral

سہس (shs /sahas/) (cardinal number)

1. Arabic script form of 𑂮𑂯𑂮 (“thousand”)

Urdu

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Hindi سهس (shs /⁠sahas⁠/), from Old Hindi सहस (sahasa), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲 (sahassa), from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀭 (sahasra), from Sanskrit सहस्र (sahásra). Doublet of ہَزار (hazār). Displaced by ہَزار (hazār).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /sə.ɦəs/
• Hyphenation: سَ‧ہَس
• Rhymes: -əs

Numeral

سَہَس • (sahas) (Hindi spelling सहस)

1. (rare) thousand

   Synonym: ہَزار (hazār)

Further reading

• “سہس”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.