सांझ
Hindi
Alternative forms
- साँझ (sã̄jh)
Etymology
From Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀁𑀛𑀸 (saṃjhā), from Sanskrit संध्या (saṃdhyā). Cognate with Assamese সাঁজ (xãz).
Doublet of संध्या (sandhyā), a tatsama.
Noun
सांझ • (sāñjh) f (Urdu spelling سانجھ)
- (less common, poetic) evening, dusk, twilight
- रविवार सांझ को खेल आरम्भ हो जायेगा।
- ravivār sāñjh ko khel ārambh ho jāyegā.
- The game will begin on Sunday evening.
- सवेरे से सांझ तक ― savere se sāñjh tak ― From morning till evening
- Synonyms: शाम (śām), संध्या (sandhyā)
References
- Platts, John T. (1884), “सांझ”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & co.
- Bahri, Hardev (1989), “सांझ”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons
Nepali
Noun
सांझ • (sā̃jh), pronounced साँज् (sā̃j) or साँज (sā̃ja)
- evening, dusk