سانجھ

Punjabi

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /sä̃ː˦ɲ.d͡ʒᵊ/

Etymology 1

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀲𑀸𑀳𑀚𑁆𑀚 (sāhajja, “help”), from Sanskrit साहाय्य (sāhāyya, “help”).

Noun

سان٘جھ • (sāṉjh) f (Gurmukhi spelling ਸਾਂਝ)

1. partnership, share
2. association (ie. a relation)

Declension

Declension of سانجھ

	singular	plural
direct	سان٘جھ (sāṉjh)	سان٘جھاں (sāṉjhāṉ)
oblique	سان٘جھ (sāṉjh)	سان٘جھاں (sāṉjhāṉ)
vocative	سان٘جھے (sāṉjhe)	سان٘جھو (sāṉjho)
ablative	سان٘جھوں (sāṉjhoṉ)	—
locative	سان٘جھی (sāṉjhī)	سان٘جھِیں (sāṉjhīṉ)
instrumental	سان٘جھے (sāṉjhe)	سان٘جھِیں (sāṉjhīṉ)

Derived terms

• سان٘جھا (sāṉjhā)

Etymology 2

Noun

سان٘جھ • (sāṉjh) f (Gurmukhi spelling ਸਾਂਝ)

1. alternative form of سَن٘جھ (saṉjh, “evening”)

Declension

Declension of سانجھ

	singular	plural
direct	سان٘جھ (sāṉjh)	سان٘جھاں (sāṉjhāṉ)
oblique	سان٘جھ (sāṉjh)	سان٘جھاں (sāṉjhāṉ)
vocative	سان٘جھے (sāṉjhe)	سان٘جھو (sāṉjho)
ablative	سان٘جھوں (sāṉjhoṉ)	—
locative	سان٘جھی (sāṉjhī)	سان٘جھِیں (sāṉjhīṉ)
instrumental	سان٘جھے (sāṉjhe)	سان٘جھِیں (sāṉjhīṉ)

Further reading

• Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002), “سانجھ”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat (in Punjabi), Lahore: عزیز پبلشرز [ʻazīz pabliśarz]
• “ਸਾਂਝ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2026
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “sāhāyya”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 772