سجھ

Punjabi

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀲𑀼𑀚𑁆𑀚 (sujja, “the sun”), from Sanskrit सूर्य (sūrya, “sun; sun-god”)۔ Cognate with Sindhi سِجُ (“Sun”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [siɟʰə]

Proper noun

سِجھ • (sijh) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਸਿਝ)

  1. (astronomy) the Sun
    Synonyms: سُورَج (sūraj), آفْتاب (āftāb), رَوِی (ravī), تیجْماݨ (tejmāṇ), وَچ (vac)
    سِجھ چڑھیا تے گیا ان٘دھیرا
    The sun rose and darkness fled

References

  • Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “سِجھ”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
  • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਸਿਝ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.
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