संशय

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit संशय (saṃśaya).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /sən.ʃəj/, [sɐ̃ɲ.ʃɐj]

Noun

संशय • (sañśay) m (Urdu spelling سَنْشَیَہ or سَنْشَئے)

1. qualm, doubt

   Synonyms: शक (śak), संदेह (sandeh), रैब (raib), गुमान (gumān), भरम (bharam)

   वह शास्तर जहाँ किसी भी संशय नहीँ है

   vah śāstar jahā̃ kisī bhī sañśay nahī̃ hai

   That is the book in which no qualm.

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit संशय (saṃśaya).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /səu.ɕəj/

Noun

संशय • (sauśay) m

1. suspicion, doubt

   Synonym: शंका (śaṅkā)

   अपराधी मनाला संशय नेहमी पछाडतो।

   aprādhī manālā sauśay nehmī pachāḍto.

   Suspicion always haunts the guilty mind.

Declension

Declension of संशय (masc cons-stem)
direct singular	संशय sauśay
direct plural	संशय sauśay
	singular एकवचन		plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	संशय sauśay		संशय sauśay
oblique सामान्यरूप	संशया sauśayā		संशयां- sauśayān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	संशयाला sauśayālā		संशयांना sauśayānnā
ergative	संशयाने, संशयानं sauśayāne, sauśayāna		संशयांनी sauśayānnī
instrumental	संशयाशी sauśayāśī		संशयांशी sauśayānśī
locative सप्तमी	संशयात sauśayāt		संशयांत sauśayāt
vocative संबोधन	संशया sauśayā		संशयांनो sauśayānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.

Genitive declension of संशय (masc cons-stem)
	masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म		feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म		neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म		oblique सामान्यरूप
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular* एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन
singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता	संशयाचा sauśayāċā	संशयाचे sauśayāċe	संशयाची sauśayācī	संशयाच्या sauśayācā	संशयाचे, संशयाचं sauśayāċe, sauśayāċa	संशयाची sauśayācī	संशयाच्या sauśayācā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	संशयांचा sauśayānċā	संशयांचे sauśayānċe	संशयांची sauśayāñcī	संशयांच्या sauśayāncā	संशयांचे, संशयांचं sauśayānċe, sauśayānċa	संशयांची sauśayāñcī	संशयांच्या sauśayāñcā
* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

Derived terms

• संशयास्पद (sauśyāspad)

References

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “संशय”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• সংশয় (Assamese script)
• ᬲᬂᬰᬬ (Balinese script)
• সংশয় (Bengali script)
• 𑰭𑰽𑰫𑰧 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀲𑀁𑀰𑀬 (Brahmi script)
• သံၐယ (Burmese script)
• સંશય (Gujarati script)
• ਸਂਸ਼ਯ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌸𑌂𑌶𑌯 (Grantha script)
• ꦱꦁꦯꦪ (Javanese script)
• 𑂮𑂁𑂬𑂨 (Kaithi script)
• ಸಂಶಯ (Kannada script)
• សំឝយ (Khmer script)
• ສໍຨຍ (Lao script)
• സംശയ (Malayalam script)
• ᢀ᠋ᠰ᠌ᠠᡧᠠᠶᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘭𑘽𑘫𑘧 (Modi script)
• ᢀ᠋ᠰᠠᠱᠠᠶ᠋ᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧍𑧞𑧋𑧇 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐳𑑄𑐱𑐫 (Newa script)
• ସଂଶଯ (Odia script)
• ꢱꢀꢯꢫ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆱𑆁𑆯𑆪 (Sharada script)
• 𑖭𑖽𑖫𑖧 (Siddham script)
• සංශය (Sinhalese script)
• 𑪁𑪖𑩿𑩻 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚨𑚫𑚧𑚣 (Takri script)
• ஸஂஶய (Tamil script)
• సంశయ (Telugu script)
• สํศย (Thai script)
• སཾ་ཤ་ཡ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒮𑓀𑒬𑒨 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨰𑨸𑨮𑨪 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /sɐ̃.ɕɐ.jɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈs̪ɐ̃.ɕɐ.jɐ/

Noun

संशय • (saṃśaya) stem, m

1. doubt; uncertainty; irresolution; hesitation
2. danger

Descendants

• → Bengali: সংশয় (śoṅśoẏ) (learned)
• → Hindi: संशय (sañśay)
• Niya Prakrit: 𐨯𐨎𐨭𐨩 (saṃśaya), 𐨯𐨎𐨕𐨩 (saṃcaya)
• Pali: saṃsaya
  • → Burmese: သံသယ (samsa.ya.) (learned)
  • → Khmer: សង្ស័យ (sɑngsay) (learned)
  • → Lao: ສົງໃສ (song sai), ສົງໄສ (song sai) (learned)
  • → Malay: (learned)
    • Indonesian: sangsi
  • → Thai: สงสัย (sǒng-sǎi) (learned)
• → Marathi: संशय (sauśay)
• → Tamil: ஐயம் (aiyam)

Further reading

• Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890) “संशय”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “saṁśaya”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press