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Hindi
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀁𑀛𑀸 (saṃjhā), from Sanskrit संध्या (saṃdhyā). Cognate with Assamese সাঁজ (xãz) and Bengali সাঁঝ (shãjh). Doublet of संध्या (sandhyā).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /sɑːnd͡ʒʱ/,
Noun
साँझ • (sāñjh) f (Urdu spelling سانجھ)
- (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
Declension of साँझ (fem cons-stem)
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singular
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plural
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direct
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साँझ sāñjh
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साँझें sāñjhẽ
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oblique
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साँझ sāñjh
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साँझों sāñjhõ
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vocative
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साँझ sāñjh
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साँझो sāñjho
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Further reading
- 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.