संज्ञा

Hindi

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *som-

Proto-Indo-Iranian *sam-

Sanskrit सम्- (sam-)

Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃-

Sanskrit ज्ञा (jñā)

Sanskrit संज्ञा (saṃjñā)

Sanskrit संज्ञा (saṃjñā́)lbor.

Hindi संज्ञा

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit संज्ञा (saṃjñā́). Doublet of सान (sān) and possibly सैन (sain).

Pronunciation

(Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /səŋ.ɡjɑː/, [sɐ̃ŋ.ɡjäː]

Noun

संज्ञा • (saṅgyā) f (Urdu spelling سنگیا)

sense, consciousness
Synonyms: चैतन्यता (caitanyatā), चेतना (cetnā)
knowledge, mind, intellect
Synonyms: मन (man), ज्ञान (jñān)
title, name
Synonyms: नाम (nām), शीर्षक (śīrṣak)
(grammar) noun
Synonym: (less common) इस्म (ism)

Declension

Declension of *संज्ञा* (fem ā-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	संज्ञा saṅgyā	संज्ञाएँ saṅgyāẽ
oblique	संज्ञा saṅgyā	संज्ञाओं saṅgyāõ
vocative	संज्ञा saṅgyā	संज्ञाओ saṅgyāo

References

Bahri, Hardev (1989), “संज्ञा”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “संज्ञा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
Platts, John T. (1884), “संज्ञा”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

সংজ্ঞা (Assamese script)
ᬲᬂᬚ᭄ᬜᬵ (Balinese script)
সংজ্ঞা (Bengali script)
𑰭𑰽𑰕𑰿𑰗𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
𑀲𑀁𑀚𑁆𑀜𑀸 (Brahmi script)
သံဇ္ဉာ (Burmese script)
સંજ્ઞા (Gujarati script)
ਸਂਜ੍ਞਾ (Gurmukhi script)
𑌸𑌂𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾 (Grantha script)
ꦱꦁꦘꦴ (Javanese script)
𑂮𑂁𑂔𑂹𑂖𑂰 (Kaithi script)
ಸಂಜ್ಞಾ (Kannada script)
សំជ្ញា (Khmer script)
ສໍຊ຺ຎາ (Lao script)
സംജ്ഞാ (Malayalam script)
ᢀ᠋ᠰ᠌ᠠᡯᠨᡳᠶᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
𑘭𑘽𑘕𑘿𑘗𑘰 (Modi script)
ᢀ᠋ᠰᠠᠽᡛᠠ᠋᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
𑧍𑧞𑦵𑧠𑦷𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
𑐳𑑄𑐖𑑂𑐘𑐵 (Newa script)
ସଂଜ୍ଞା (Odia script)
ꢱꢀꢙ꣄ꢛꢵ (Saurashtra script)
𑆱𑆁𑆘𑇀𑆚𑆳 (Sharada script)
𑖭𑖽𑖕𑖿𑖗𑖯 (Siddham script)
සංඥා (Sinhalese script)
𑪁𑪖𑩣 𑪙𑩥𑩛 (Soyombo script)
𑚨𑚫𑚑𑚶𑚓𑚭 (Takri script)
ஸஂஜ்ஞா (Tamil script)
సంజ్ఞా (Telugu script)
สํชฺญา (Thai script)
སཾ་ཛྙཱ (Tibetan script)
𑒮𑓀𑒖𑓂𑒘𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
𑨰𑨸𑨥𑩇𑨓𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *som-

Proto-Indo-Iranian *sam-

Sanskrit सम्- (sam-)

Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃-

Sanskrit ज्ञा (jñā)

Sanskrit संज्ञा

From सम्- (sam-, “co-”) + ज्ञा (jñā, “to know”).

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /sɐɲd͡ʑ.ɲɑː/
(Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /s̪ɐɲd͡ʑ.ɲɑː/

Root

संज्ञा • (saṃjñā)

to agree together, be of the same opinion, be in harmony with
to obey
to appoint, assign, intend (for any purpose), destine
to direct, order, command
to acknowledge, recognize, own
to acknowledge or claim as one's own, take possession of
to think of, recollect sorrowfully
to know well, understand
to watch for
to cause to be of the same opinion or agree together
to cause to acquiesce or agree in (euphemistically said of a sacrificial victim, which ought not to be led forcibly to its death but made to resign itself)
to appease, satisfy
to make to be understood or known, cause to understand
to make signs to, communicate or make anything known by signs
to command, enjoin, instruct

Derived terms

संज्ञा (saṃjñā)
संज्ञान (saṃjñāna)

Etymology 2

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *som-

Proto-Indo-Iranian *sam-

Sanskrit सम्- (sam-)

Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃-

Sanskrit ज्ञा (jñā)

Sanskrit संज्ञा (saṃjñā)

Sanskrit संज्ञा

From the root above.

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /sɐɲd͡ʑ.ɲɑ́ː/
(Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /s̪ɐɲd͡ʑ.ɲɑː/

Noun

सं॒ज्ञा • (saṃjñā́) stem, f (root संज्ञा)

agreement, mutual understanding, harmony
consciousness, clear knowledge, understanding, notion, conception
a sign, token, signal, gesture
direction
a track, footstep
a name, appellation, title, technical term
(grammar) the name of anything thought of as standing by itself, any noun having a special meaning
(grammar) a technical expression
(Buddhism) perception (one of the 5 skandhas)

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of सं॒ज्ञा
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	सं॒ज्ञा (saṃjñā́)	सं॒ज्ञे (saṃjñé)	सं॒ज्ञाः (saṃjñā́ḥ)
accusative	सं॒ज्ञाम् (saṃjñā́m)	सं॒ज्ञे (saṃjñé)	सं॒ज्ञाः (saṃjñā́ḥ)
instrumental	सं॒ज्ञया॑ (saṃjñáyā) सं॒ज्ञा¹ (saṃjñā́¹)	सं॒ज्ञाभ्या॑म् (saṃjñā́bhyām)	सं॒ज्ञाभिः॑ (saṃjñā́bhiḥ)
dative	सं॒ज्ञायै॑ (saṃjñā́yai)	सं॒ज्ञाभ्या॑म् (saṃjñā́bhyām)	सं॒ज्ञाभ्यः॑ (saṃjñā́bhyaḥ)
ablative	सं॒ज्ञायाः॑ (saṃjñā́yāḥ) सं॒ज्ञायै॑² (saṃjñā́yai²)	सं॒ज्ञाभ्या॑म् (saṃjñā́bhyām)	सं॒ज्ञाभ्यः॑ (saṃjñā́bhyaḥ)
genitive	सं॒ज्ञायाः॑ (saṃjñā́yāḥ) सं॒ज्ञायै॑² (saṃjñā́yai²)	सं॒ज्ञयोः॑ (saṃjñáyoḥ)	सं॒ज्ञाना॑म् (saṃjñā́nām)
locative	सं॒ज्ञाया॑म् (saṃjñā́yām)	सं॒ज्ञयोः॑ (saṃjñáyoḥ)	सं॒ज्ञासु॑ (saṃjñā́su)
vocative	संज्ञे॑ (sáṃjñe)	संज्ञे॑ (sáṃjñe)	संज्ञाः॑ (sáṃjñāḥ)

¹Vedic
²Brāhmaṇas

Descendants

Pali: सञ्ञा (saññā) (see there for further descendants)
Prakrit: संणा (saṃṇā) (see there for further descendants)
→ Hindi: संज्ञा (sañjñā)
→ Tamil: சங்கை (caṅkai), சமிஞ்ஞை (camiññai), சைக்கினை (caikkiṉai)

Proper noun

संज्ञा • (saṃjñā) stem, f

name of a daughter of tvaṣṭṛ or viśvakarman (the wife of sūrya and mother of manu, yama and yamī)

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of सं॒ज्ञा
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	सं॒ज्ञा (saṃjñā́)	सं॒ज्ञे (saṃjñé)	सं॒ज्ञाः (saṃjñā́ḥ)
accusative	सं॒ज्ञाम् (saṃjñā́m)	सं॒ज्ञे (saṃjñé)	सं॒ज्ञाः (saṃjñā́ḥ)
instrumental	सं॒ज्ञया॑ (saṃjñáyā) सं॒ज्ञा¹ (saṃjñā́¹)	सं॒ज्ञाभ्या॑म् (saṃjñā́bhyām)	सं॒ज्ञाभिः॑ (saṃjñā́bhiḥ)
dative	सं॒ज्ञायै॑ (saṃjñā́yai)	सं॒ज्ञाभ्या॑म् (saṃjñā́bhyām)	सं॒ज्ञाभ्यः॑ (saṃjñā́bhyaḥ)
ablative	सं॒ज्ञायाः॑ (saṃjñā́yāḥ) सं॒ज्ञायै॑² (saṃjñā́yai²)	सं॒ज्ञाभ्या॑म् (saṃjñā́bhyām)	सं॒ज्ञाभ्यः॑ (saṃjñā́bhyaḥ)
genitive	सं॒ज्ञायाः॑ (saṃjñā́yāḥ) सं॒ज्ञायै॑² (saṃjñā́yai²)	सं॒ज्ञयोः॑ (saṃjñáyoḥ)	सं॒ज्ञाना॑म् (saṃjñā́nām)
locative	सं॒ज्ञाया॑म् (saṃjñā́yām)	सं॒ज्ञयोः॑ (saṃjñáyoḥ)	सं॒ज्ञासु॑ (saṃjñā́su)
vocative	संज्ञे॑ (sáṃjñe)	संज्ञे॑ (sáṃjñe)	संज्ञाः॑ (sáṃjñāḥ)

¹Vedic
²Brāhmaṇas

References

Monier Williams (1899), “संज्ञा”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1133.