ਸੱਜਾ

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Paisaci Prakrit [Term?] (compare Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀚𑁆𑀚 (sajja)), from Sanskrit सज्य (sajya).

Adjective

ਸੱਜਾ • (sajjā)

1. right, right-hand

   Antonym: ਖੱਬਾ (khabbā)

2. (figurative) rightist, moderate

   Synonym: ਸੱਜੇ-ਪੱਖੀ (sajje-pakkhī)

Derived terms

• ਸੱਜੇ (sajje, “right”, adverb)
• ਸੱਜੂ m (sajjū, “righty”)

Related terms

• ਸੱਜਣ (sajjaṇ, “kind, noble”, adjective)

References

• “ਸੱਜਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
• Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਸੱਜਾ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.