साँझ

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Hindi[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀁𑀛𑀸 (saṃjhā), from Sanskrit संध्या (saṃdhyā). Cognate with Assamese সাঁজ (xãz) and Bengali সাঁঝ (shãjh). Doublet of संध्या (sandhyā).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /sɑːnd͡ʒʱ/, [sä̃ːnd͡ʒʱ]

Noun[edit]

साँझ • (sāñjh) f (Urdu spelling سانجھ)

  1. (less common, poetic) evening, dusk, twilight
    Synonyms: शाम (śām), सायंकाल (sāyaṅkāl), संध्या (sandhyā)
    रविवार साँझ को खेल आरम्भ हो जायेगा।
    ravivār sāñjh ko khel ārambh ho jāyegā.
    The game will begin on Sunday evening.
    सवेरे से साँझ तक ― savere se sāñjh tak ― From morning till evening

Declension[edit]

Declension of साँझ (fem cons-stem)
singular plural
direct साँझ
sāñjh 		साँझें
sāñjhẽ
oblique साँझ
sāñjh 		साँझों
sāñjhõ
vocative साँझ
sāñjh 		साँझो
sāñjho

Further reading[edit]

  • Platts, John T. (1884) “साँझ”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
  • Bahri, Hardev (1989) “साँझ”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
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