संध्या
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit संध्या (saṃdhyā). Doublet of सांझ (sāñjh).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /sən.d̪ʱjɑː/, [s̪ə̃n̪.d̪ʱjäː]
Noun
संध्या • (sandhyā) f
- evening, dusk
- प्रातः से संध्या तक ― prātaḥ se sandhyā tak ― from dawn to dusk
- Synonym: सांझ (sāñjh)
- transition, juncture
- (Hinduism) Sandhyavandana
Declension
Declension of संध्या (fem ā-stem)
singular | plural | |
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direct | संध्या sandhyā | संध्याएँ sandhyāẽ |
oblique | संध्या sandhyā | संध्याओं sandhyāõ |
vocative | संध्या sandhyā | संध्याओ sandhyāo |
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “संध्या”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 966
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- ᬲᬂᬥ᭄ᬬᬵ (Balinese script)
- সংধ্যা (Assamese script)
- সংধ্যা (Bengali script)
- 𑰭𑰽𑰠𑰿𑰧𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀲𑀁𑀥𑁆𑀬𑀸 (Brahmi script)
- 𑌸𑌂𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌾 (Grantha script)
- સંધ્યા (Gujarati script)
- ਸਂਧੑਯਾ (Gurmukhi script)
- ꦱꦁꦣꦾꦴ (Javanese script)
- សំធ្យា (Khmer script)
- ಸಂಧ್ಯಾ (Kannada script)
- ສໍຘ຺ຍາ (Lao script)
- സംധ്യാ (Malayalam script)
- 𑘭𑘽𑘠𑘿𑘧𑘰 (Modi script)
- ᢀ᠋ᠰᠠᢑᠾᠶᠠᠠ (Mongolian script)
- ᢀ᠋ᠰ᠌ᠠᢡᠶᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
- သံဓျာ (Burmese script)
- 𑧍𑧞𑧀𑧠𑧇𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐳𑑄𑐢𑑂𑐫𑐵 (Newa script)
- ସଂଧ୍ଯା (Oriya script)
- ꢱꢀꢤ꣄ꢫꢵ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆱𑆁𑆣𑇀𑆪𑆳 (Sharada script)
- 𑖭𑖽𑖠𑖿𑖧𑖯 (Siddham script)
- සංධ්යා (Sinhalese script)
- సంధ్యా (Telugu script)
- สํธฺยา (Thai script)
- སཾ་དྷྱཱ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒮𑓀𑒡𑓂𑒨𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
Etymology
Derived from the instrumental singular of संधि (saṃdhí, “conjunction, transition”), from the root संधा (saṃdhā), from सम्- (sam-) + धा (dhā).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /sɐn.dʱjɑ́ː/
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈs̪ɐn̪.d̪ʱjɑː/
Noun
संध्या • (saṃdhyā́) f
- the act of holding together
- a union, junction
- the junction of day and night; morning or evening twilight
Declension
Feminine ā-stem declension of संध्या (saṃdhyā́) | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | संध्या saṃdhyā́ | संध्ये saṃdhyé | संध्याः saṃdhyā́ḥ |
Vocative | संध्ये sáṃdhye | संध्ये sáṃdhye | संध्याः sáṃdhyāḥ |
Accusative | संध्याम् saṃdhyā́m | संध्ये saṃdhyé | संध्याः saṃdhyā́ḥ |
Instrumental | संध्यया / संध्या¹ saṃdhyáyā / saṃdhyā́¹ | संध्याभ्याम् saṃdhyā́bhyām | संध्याभिः saṃdhyā́bhiḥ |
Dative | संध्यायै saṃdhyā́yai | संध्याभ्याम् saṃdhyā́bhyām | संध्याभ्यः saṃdhyā́bhyaḥ |
Ablative | संध्यायाः saṃdhyā́yāḥ | संध्याभ्याम् saṃdhyā́bhyām | संध्याभ्यः saṃdhyā́bhyaḥ |
Genitive | संध्यायाः saṃdhyā́yāḥ | संध्ययोः saṃdhyáyoḥ | संध्यानाम् saṃdhyā́nām |
Locative | संध्यायाम् saṃdhyā́yām | संध्ययोः saṃdhyáyoḥ | संध्यासु saṃdhyā́su |
Notes |
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Derived terms
- त्रिसंध्या (trisaṃdhyā, “three daily prayers used in the Sandhyavandanam rite”)
Descendants
- Magadhi Prakrit:
- Assamese: সাঁজ (xãz)
- Bengali: সাঁঝ (sãjhô)
- Magahi: 𑂮𑂰𑂀𑂕 (sā̃jh)
- Sylheti: ꠢꠣꠁꠘ꠆ꠎꠣ (hainza)
- Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀲𑀁𑀛𑀸 (saṃjhā)
- Konkani: सांज (sāñj)
- Marathi: सांज (sāñja)
- → Kannada: ಸಂಜೆ (sañje)
- Pali: sañjhā
- → Khmer: សញ្ឈា (sɑñchiə)
- Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀲𑀁𑀛𑀸 (saṃjhā)
- Hindi: साँझ (sāñjh)
- Nepali: साँझ (sā̃jh)
- Malayalam: സന്ധ്യ (sandhya)
- Oriya: ସଞ୍ଜ (sôñjô)
- Punjabi: ਸੰਝ (sañjh), ਸੰਧਿਆ (sandhiā), ਸਨਧਿਆ (sandhiā)
- Tamil: சந்தி (canti)
- → Bengali: সন্ধ্যা (sôndhẏa)
- → Hindi: संध्या (sandhyā)
- → Telugu: సంధ్య (sandhya)