سجھ

Punjabi

Alternative forms

• سِج (sij)

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀲𑀼𑀚𑁆𑀚 (sujja, “the sun”), from Sanskrit सूर्य (sūrya, “sun; sun-god”)۔ Cognate with Sindhi سِجُ (“Sun”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [siɟʰə]

Proper noun

سِجھ • (sijh) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਸਿਝ)

1. (astronomy) the Sun

   Synonyms: سُورَج (sūraj), آفْتاب (āftāb), رَوِی (ravī), تیجْماݨ (tejmāṇ), وَچ (vac)

   سِجھ چڑھیا تے گیا ان٘دھیرا

   The sun rose and darkness fled

References

• Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “سِجھ”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
• Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਸਿਝ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.