यज

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit यज (yaja).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /jəd͡ʒ/, [jɐd͡ʒ]

Noun

यज • (yaj) m (Urdu spelling یَج)

1. sacrifice

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:यज

Declension

Declension of यज (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	यज yaj	यज yaj
oblique	यज yaj	यजों yajõ
vocative	यज yaj	यजो yajo

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “यज”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• যজ (Assamese script)
• ᬬᬚ (Balinese script)
• যজ (Bengali script)
• 𑰧𑰕 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀬𑀚 (Brahmi script)
• ယဇ (Burmese script)
• યજ (Gujarati script)
• ਯਜ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌯𑌜 (Grantha script)
• ꦪꦗ (Javanese script)
• 𑂨𑂔 (Kaithi script)
• ಯಜ (Kannada script)
• យជ (Khmer script)
• ຍຊ (Lao script)
• യജ (Malayalam script)
• ᠶᠠᡯᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘧𑘕 (Modi script)
• ᠶ᠋ᠠᠽᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧇𑦵 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐫𑐖 (Newa script)
• ଯଜ (Odia script)
• ꢫꢙ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆪𑆘 (Sharada script)
• 𑖧𑖕 (Siddham script)
• යජ (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩻𑩣 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚣𑚑 (Takri script)
• யஜ (Tamil script)
• యజ (Telugu script)
• ยช (Thai script)
• ཡ་ཛ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒨𑒖 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨪𑨥 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From the root यज् (yaj, “to worship”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /jɐ́.d͡ʑɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈjɐ.d͡ʑɐ/

Noun

यज • (yája) stem, m

1. sacrifice

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of यज (yája)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	यजः yájaḥ	यजौ / यजा¹ yájau / yájā¹	यजाः / यजासः¹ yájāḥ / yájāsaḥ¹
Vocative	यज yája	यजौ / यजा¹ yájau / yájā¹	यजाः / यजासः¹ yájāḥ / yájāsaḥ¹
Accusative	यजम् yájam	यजौ / यजा¹ yájau / yájā¹	यजान् yájān
Instrumental	यजेन yájena	यजाभ्याम् yájābhyām	यजैः / यजेभिः¹ yájaiḥ / yájebhiḥ¹
Dative	यजाय yájāya	यजाभ्याम् yájābhyām	यजेभ्यः yájebhyaḥ
Ablative	यजात् yájāt	यजाभ्याम् yájābhyām	यजेभ्यः yájebhyaḥ
Genitive	यजस्य yájasya	यजयोः yájayoḥ	यजानाम् yájānām
Locative	यजे yáje	यजयोः yájayoḥ	यजेषु yájeṣu
Notes	¹Vedic