सहज

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit सहज (sahaja).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /sə.ɦəd͡ʒ/, [sɛ.ɦɛd͡ʒ]

Adjective

सहज • (sahaj) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling سَہَج)

1. simple, easy

   Synonyms: सरल (saral), आसान (āsān), सुगम (sugam)

2. innate, instinctive, natural
3. sudden, spontaneous

Derived terms

• सहजबोध (sahajbodh)
• सहजबुद्धी (sahajbuddhī)

Proper noun

सहज • (sahaj) m

1. a male given name, Sahaj, from Sanskrit

Declension

Declension of सहज (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	सहज sahaj	सहज sahaj
oblique	सहज sahaj	सहजों sahajõ
vocative	सहज sahaj	सहजो sahajo

Further reading

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “सहज”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi सहज (sahaja), from Sanskrit सहज (sahaja).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /sə.ɦəd͡z/, [səd͡z]

Adjective

सहज • (sahaj) (indeclinable)

1. natural, innate, inborn

Adverb

सहज • (sahaj̈)

1. easily
2. simply, casually (without any purpose)

Derived terms

• सहजपणे (sahaj̈paṇe, “easily”)

References

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “सहज”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
• Shankar Gopal Tulpule, Anne Feldhaus (1999) “सहज”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan