সাঁজ

See also: সাজ

Assamese

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit সন্ধ্যা (sandhyā, “twilight”). Cognate with Bengali সাঁঝ (shãjh), Sylheti ꠢꠣꠁꠘ꠆ꠎꠣ (hainza), Rohingya házinná, Hindi साँझ (sāñjh). Doublet of সন্ধিয়া (xondhia) and সন্ধ্যা (xondhya).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xãz/

Noun

সাঁজ • (xãz)

1. meal

   গধূলিসাঁজ ― godhulixãz ― evening meal

2. (uncommon) evening, eve, dusk, twilight

   Synonyms: (more common) গধূলি (godhuli), (more common) সন্ধিয়া (xondhia), (uncommonly used by Muslims) মগ্ৰীৱ (mogriw)

Classifier

As a whole, -টো, to mean a wide period or thing, -খন.

Usage notes

Although the two meanings look very different, but they can be cognates as traditionally in Assam, people have their meal in the evening.

Declension

Declension of সাঁজ
nominative	সাঁজ / সাঁজে xãz / xãze
genitive	সাঁজৰ xãzor
nominative	সাঁজ / সাঁজে xãz / xãze
accusative	সাঁজ / সাঁজক xãz / xãzok
dative	সাঁজলৈ xãzoloi
terminative	সাঁজলৈকে xãzoloike
instrumental	সাঁজে / সাঁজেৰে xãze / xãzere
genitive	সাঁজৰ xãzor
locative	সাঁজত xãzot
Notes
Noun: Assamese nouns are indefinite. They can be both singular and plural depending on the context. They are made definite by using classifiers and plural suffixes which also make them either singular and plural. Plural: The general plural suffixes are: -বোৰ (-bür) and -বিলাক (-bilak) (less common). Others which have specific functions include -সমূহ (-xomuh), -সকল (-xokol), -হঁত (-hõt) etc. Nominative: The -এ (-e) suffix is used when the noun works as an agent and the verb is transitive. Accusative: -অক (-ok) is used for animate sense and for emphasis. No case marking otherwise. Dative 1: For direct objects -অক (-ok) marks this case instead of -অলৈ (-oloi). Dative 2: In some dialects -অক (-ok) or -অত (-ot) marks this case instead of -অলৈ (-oloi). Terminative: Vaguely -অলৈ (-oloi) can mark this case too. Instrumental 1: -এ (-e) is unemphatic and -এৰে (-ere) is emphatic and more common. Instrumental 2: Alternatively -এদি (-edi) is used instead of the default -এৰে (-ere) in Standard Assamese. Locative: The locative suffix is -এ (-e) in repetition of the word, with adverbs and days of the week.