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patient meaning in Sanskrit

सहन sahana

/ˈpeɪ̯ʃənt/

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British/ˈpɛjʃənt/

patient in Sanskrit: सहन (sahana). In English, patient means willing to wait if necessary; not losing one's temper while waiting.

Sanskrit words for patient

patient, enduring
सहन sahana

English meaning of patient

  1. adjective Willing to wait if necessary; not losing one's temper while waiting.
  2. adjective Constant in pursuit or exertion; persevering; calmly diligent.
  3. adjective Physically able to suffer or bear.
  4. noun A person or animal that receives health care from a doctor, nurse, dentist, allied health practitioner, or other person educated in health care.

Full definition of patient

patient in a sentence

  • Be patient: your friends will arrive in a few hours.
  • Hello, is your practice currently accepting new patients? I'd like to become a patient there if so.
  • At the veterinary clinic, caring for the patients successfully and dealing with the patients’ owners successfully are both necessary skills.

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Questions about patient in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of patient in Sanskrit?
Patient in Sanskrit is सहन (sahana).
patient इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Patient: सहन (sahana).
What does patient mean in English?
Patient means willing to wait if necessary; not losing one's temper while waiting.

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Sanskrit words from Wiktionary's Sanskrit entries whose English meaning is “patient”: सहन. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: patient (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Sanskrit words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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