साँझ

Hindi

Alternative forms

• सांझ (sāñjh)

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀁𑀛𑀸 (saṃjhā), from Sanskrit संध्या (saṃdhyā). Cognate with Assamese সাঁজ (xãz) and Bengali সাঁঝ (shãjh). Doublet of संध्या (sandhyā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /sɑːnd͡ʒʱ/, [sä̃ːnd͡ʒʱ]

Noun

साँझ • (sāñjh) f (Urdu spelling سانجھ)

1. (less common, poetic) evening, dusk, twilight

   Synonyms: शाम (śām), सायंकाल (sāyaṅkāl), संध्या (sandhyā)

   रविवार साँझ को खेल आरम्भ हो जायेगा।

   ravivār sāñjh ko khel ārambh ho jāyegā.

   The game will begin on Sunday evening.

   सवेरे से साँझ तक ― savere se sāñjh tak ― From morning till evening

Declension

Declension of साँझ (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	साँझ sāñjh	साँझें sāñjhẽ
oblique	साँझ sāñjh	साँझों sāñjhõ
vocative	साँझ sāñjh	साँझो sāñjho

Further reading

• Platts, John T. (1884) “साँझ”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “साँझ”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.