köken: Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀉𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀻 (saüttī), from Sanskrit सपत्नी (sapátnī), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *sapátniH, from Proto-Indo-European *sm̥-pót-nih₂, from *sm̥- (“together, co-”) + *pótnih₂ (“wife”). Doublet of सपत्नी (sapatnī).
second wife (in a polygamous marriage) · co-wife (another wife of a woman’s husband) · enemy, opponent, nemesis
çekim: çoğul shemra
köken: Orel suggests a morphological transformation of Vulgar Latin *sub-marīta or *sub-marītica, a derivative of Latin marīta (“married woman”). Çabej deems it an early borrowing from Proto-Slavic *sębrъ. A later borrowing sem(b)ër/sëmbër from the same source is attested across dialects. A derivative shmrijak (“farming partner”) is attested in Northern subdialects. Compare Serbo-Croatian sebar,…
köken: Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘭𑘪𑘝𑘲 (savatī), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀲𑀯𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀻 (savattī), from Sanskrit सपत्नी (sapátnī). Cognate with Hindustani سَوت (saut) / सौत (saut).
a co-wife, rival wife; another wife of one’s polygamous husband
çekim: çoğul स॒पत्न्यः॑ · tamlayan स॒पत्न्याः॑
köken: From Proto-Indo-Iranian *sapátniH, from Proto-Indo-European *sm̥-pót-nih₂, from *sm̥- (“together, co-”) + *pótnih₂ (“wife”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬵𐬀𐬞𐬀𐬚𐬥𐬍 (hapaθnī, “co-wife”), Pashto بن (bën). By surface analysis, स- (sa-, copulative prefix) + पत्नी (pátnī, “wife”).