ਸੱਜਣ

Punjabi

Etymology

From Paisaci Prakrit 𑀲𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀡 (sajjaṇa), from Sanskrit सज्जन (sajjana, “gentlemanly”).

Adjective

ਸੱਜਣ • (sajjaṇ) (Shahmukhi spelling سَجَّݨ)

1. respectable, noble

Noun

ਸੱਜਣ • (sajjaṇ) m (Shahmukhi spelling سَجَّݨ)

1. friend, lover
2. gentleman

Related terms

• ਸਜਣਾਈ f (sajṇāī, “friendship”)

Further reading

• “ਸੱਜਣ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
• Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਸੱਜਣ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.