सायं

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Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit सायम् (sāyám).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /sɑː.jəm/,

Noun

सायं • (sāyam) m or f (indeclinable)

  1. evening
    Synonyms: शाम (śām), संध्या (sandhyā), साँझ (sāñjh), साय (sāy), सायंकाल (sāyaṅkāl)
    • 2017–2021, Shri Tilak, विश्वप्रसिद्ध लोकप्रिय कहानियाँ ‎, Prabhat Prakashan, →ISBN, →ISBN:
      कल सायं में उससे केवल कुछ क्षणों के लिए उससे एकांत में मिल सकूंगा। अभी तो वह अपनी चाची के यहाँ है।
      kal sāyam mẽ usse keval kuch kṣaṇõ ke lie usse ekānt mẽ mil sakūṅgā. abhī to vah apnī cācī ke yahā̃ hai.
      At tomorrow evening I will be able to meet her alone only for a few moments. Right now she is at her aunt's house.
    • 2017, Amalesh Raju, जे. पी जैसा मैंने देखा [I saw like J. P.]‎, Diamond Pocket Books, →ISBN, →ISBN:
      आखिर जयप्रकाश जी ने अगले दिन 23 जून की सायं हवाई जहाज़ द्वारा दिल्ली पहुँचने के लिए अपनी सहमति प्रदान की।
      ākhir jayaprakāś jī ne agle din 23 jūn kī sāyam havāī jahāz dvārā dillī pahũcne ke lie apnī sahmati pradān kī.
      Finally, Mr. Jayaprakash gave his agreement next day for reaching Delhi by plane on the evening of 23 June.

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Pali

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Adverb

सायं (sāyaṃ) (comparative सायतरं)

  1. Devanagari script form of sāyaṃ (“in the evening”)

Prakrit

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sanskrit सायम् (sāyám).

Adverb

सायं (sāyaṃ)

  1. in the evening

Etymology 2

Noun

सायं (sāyaṃ)

  1. m accusative singular of साय (sāya)
  2. n nominative/accusative singular of साय (sāya)

References

  • Sheth, Hargovind Das T (1923–1928) “सायं”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: , page 891.
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “sāyaṃ”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 770

Sanskrit

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Pronunciation

Adverb

सायं • (sāyáṃ)

  1. Combining form of सायम् (sāyám)

Noun

सायं • (sāyáṃ)

  1. Combining form of सायम् (sāyám)
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