سنجھ
Punjabi
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀲𑀁𑀛𑀸 (saṃjhā), from Sanskrit संध्या (saṁdhyā́, “twilight”). Cognate with Sindhi سنجهو (sañjho), Urdu سان٘جھ (sāñjh).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Punjabi) IPA(key): /sə˥ɲd͡ʒə̆/
- Rhymes: -əɲd͡ʒ
Noun
سَن٘جھ • (saṉjh) f (Gurmukhi spelling ਸੰਝ)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | سَن٘جھ (saṉjh) | سَن٘جھاں (saṉjhāṉ) |
| oblique | سَن٘جھ (saṉjh) | سَن٘جھاں (saṉjhāṉ) |
| vocative | سَن٘جھے (saṉjhe) | سَن٘جھو (saṉjho) |
| ablative | سَن٘جھوں (saṉjhoṉ) | سَن٘جھاں (saṉjhāṉ) |
| locative | سَن٘جھی (saṉjhī) | سَن٘جھِیں (saṉjhīṉ) |
| instrumental | سَن٘جھِیں (saṉjhīṉ) | سَن٘جھے (saṉjhe) |
Further reading
- Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “سنجھ”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
- “ਸੰਝ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “saṁdhyā́”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 749
Urdu
Noun
سَن٘جھ • (sãjh) ? (Hindi spelling संझ)
- (rare) evening