संध्या

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit संध्या (saṃdhyā). Doublet of सांझ (sāñjh).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /sən.d̪ʱjɑː/, [sɐ̃n̪.d̪ʱjäː]

Noun

संध्या • (sandhyā) f

1. evening, dusk

   Synonym: सांझ (sāñjh)

   प्रातः से संध्या तक ― prātaḥ se sandhyā tak ― from dawn to dusk

2. transition, juncture
3. (Hinduism) Sandhyavandana

Declension

Declension of संध्या (fem ā-stem)

	singular	plural
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

• সংধ্যা (Assamese script)
• ᬲᬂᬥ᭄ᬬᬵ (Balinese script)
• সংধ্যা (Bengali script)
• 𑰭𑰽𑰠𑰿𑰧𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀲𑀁𑀥𑁆𑀬𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• သံဓျာ (Burmese script)
• સંધ્યા (Gujarati script)
• ਸਂਧ੍ਯਾ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌸𑌂𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌾 (Grantha script)
• ꦱꦁꦣꦾꦴ (Javanese script)
• 𑂮𑂁𑂡𑂹𑂨𑂰 (Kaithi script)
• ಸಂಧ್ಯಾ (Kannada script)
• សំធ្យា (Khmer script)
• ສໍຘ຺ຍາ (Lao script)
• സംധ്യാ (Malayalam script)
• ᢀ᠋ᠰ᠌ᠠᢡᠶᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
• 𑘭𑘽𑘠𑘿𑘧𑘰 (Modi script)
• ᢀ᠋ᠰᠠᢑᠾᠶ᠎ᠠ᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧍𑧞𑧀𑧠𑧇𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐳𑑄𑐢𑑂𑐫𑐵 (Newa script)
• ସଂଧ୍ଯା (Odia script)
• ꢱꢀꢤ꣄ꢫꢵ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆱𑆁𑆣𑇀𑆪𑆳 (Sharada script)
• 𑖭𑖽𑖠𑖿𑖧𑖯 (Siddham script)
• සංධ්‍යා (Sinhalese script)
• 𑪁𑪖𑩮 𑪙𑩻𑩛 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚨𑚫𑚜𑚶𑚣𑚭 (Takri script)
• ஸஂத்⁴யா (Tamil script)
• సంధ్యా (Telugu script)
• สํธฺยา (Thai script)
• སཾ་དྷྱཱ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒮𑓀𑒡𑓂𑒨𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨰𑨸𑨜𑩇𑨪𑨊 (Zanabazar Square 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 Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /s̪ɐn̪.d̪ʱjɑː/

Noun

संध्या • (saṃdhyā́) stem, f

1. the act of holding together
2. a union, junction
   1. the junction of day and night; morning or evening twilight

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of संध्या

	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 (saṃdhyáyā) संध्या¹ (saṃdhyā́¹)	संध्याभ्याम् (saṃdhyā́bhyām)	संध्याभिः (saṃdhyā́bhiḥ)
dative	संध्यायै (saṃdhyā́yai)	संध्याभ्याम् (saṃdhyā́bhyām)	संध्याभ्यः (saṃdhyā́bhyaḥ)
ablative	संध्यायाः (saṃdhyā́yāḥ) संध्यायै² (saṃdhyā́yai²)	संध्याभ्याम् (saṃdhyā́bhyām)	संध्याभ्यः (saṃdhyā́bhyaḥ)
genitive	संध्यायाः (saṃdhyā́yāḥ) संध्यायै² (saṃdhyā́yai²)	संध्ययोः (saṃdhyáyoḥ)	संध्यानाम् (saṃdhyā́nām)
locative	संध्यायाम् (saṃdhyā́yām)	संध्ययोः (saṃdhyáyoḥ)	संध्यासु (saṃdhyā́su)

• ¹Vedic
• ²Brāhmaṇas

Derived terms

• त्रिसंध्या (trisaṃdhyā, “three daily prayers used in the Sandhyavandanam rite”)

Descendants

• Magadhi Prakrit:
  • Assamese: সাঁজ (xãz)
  • Bengali: সাঁঝ (śãjh)
  • Magahi: 𑂮𑂰𑂀𑂕 (sā̃jh)
  • Sylheti: ꠢꠣꠁꠘ꠆ꠎꠣ (hainza)
• Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀲𑀁𑀛𑀸 (saṃjhā)
  • Konkani: सांज (sāñj)
  • Marathi: सांज (sāñj̈)
  • → Kannada: ಸಂಜೆ (sañje)
• Pali: sañjhā
  • → Khmer: សញ្ឈា (sɑñchiə)
  • → Malay: senja
• Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀲𑀁𑀛𑀸 (saṃjhā)
  • Hindi: साँझ (sāñjh)
  • Urdu: سان٘جھ (sāñjh)
• Nepali: साँझ (sā̃jh)
• Malayalam: സന്ധ്യ (sandhya)
• Odia: ସଞ୍ଜ (sañja)
• Punjabi: ਸੰਝ (sañjh)
• Tamil: சந்தி (canti)
• → Bengali: সন্ধ্যা (śonddha)
• → Hindi: संध्या (sandhyā)
• → Thai: สนธยา (sǒn-tá-yaa)
• → Punjabi: ਸੰਧਿਆ (sandhiā), ਸਨਧਿਆ (sandhiā)
• → Telugu: సంధ్య (sandhya)