सेज

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑁂𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀸 (sejjā), from Sanskrit शय्या (śayyā́).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /seːd͡ʒ/

Noun

सेज • (sej) f (Urdu spelling سیج)

1. bed
   • 1253 – 1325, Amir Khusro :

     सेज वो सूनी देख के रोवुँ मैं दिन रैन ।
     पिया पिया मैं करत हूँ पहरों, पल भर सुख ना चैन ॥

     sej vo sūnī dekh ke rovũ ma͠i din rain .
     piyā piyā ma͠i karat hū̃ pahrõ, pal bhar sukh nā cain .

     Seeing the empty bed I cry day and night
     Calling for my beloved all day, not a moment of happiness or peace.

Declension

Declension of सेज (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	सेज sej	सेजें sejẽ
oblique	सेज sej	सेजों sejõ
vocative	सेज sej	सेजो sejo

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “सेज”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “śēyyā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Marwari

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑁂𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀸 (sejjā), from Sanskrit *शेय्या (śeyyā). Compare the attested Sanskrit शय्या (śayyā́). Cognate with Gujarati સેજ (sej).

Noun

सेज (sej) f

1. bed