संध्या
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit संध्या (saṃdhyā). Doublet of सांझ (sāñjh).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /sən.d̪ʱjɑː/, [sɐ̃n̪.d̪ʱjäː]
Noun
संध्या • (sandhyā) f
- evening, dusk
- Synonym: सांझ (sāñjh)
- प्रातः से संध्या तक ― prātaḥ se sandhyā tak ― from dawn to dusk
- transition, juncture
- (Hinduism) Sandhyavandana
Proper noun
संध्या • (sandhyā) m
- a female given name from Sanskrit
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | संध्या sandhyā |
संध्याएँ sandhyāẽ |
| oblique | संध्या sandhyā |
संध्याओं sandhyāõ |
| vocative | संध्या sandhyā |
संध्याओ sandhyāo |
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “संध्या”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 966
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- সংধ্যা (Assamese script)
- ᬲᬂᬥ᭄ᬬᬵ (Balinese script)
- সংধ্যা (Bengali script)
- 𑰭𑰽𑰠𑰿𑰧𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀲𑀁𑀥𑁆𑀬𑀸 (Brahmi script)
- သံဓျာ (Burmese script)
- સંધ્યા (Gujarati script)
- ਸਂਧ੍ਯਾ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌸𑌂𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌾 (Grantha script)
- ꦱꦁꦣꦾꦴ (Javanese script)
- 𑂮𑂁𑂡𑂹𑂨𑂰 (Kaithi script)
- ಸಂಧ್ಯಾ (Kannada script)
- សំធ្យា (Khmer script)
- ສໍຘ຺ຍາ (Lao script)
- സംധ്യാ (Malayalam script)
- ᢀ᠋ᠰ᠌ᠠᢡᠶᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
- 𑘭𑘽𑘠𑘿𑘧𑘰 (Modi script)
- ᢀ᠋ᠰᠠᢑᠾᠶᠠᠠ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧍𑧞𑧀𑧠𑧇𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐳𑑄𑐢𑑂𑐫𑐵 (Newa script)
- ସଂଧ୍ଯା (Odia script)
- ꢱꢀꢤ꣄ꢫꢵ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆱𑆁𑆣𑇀𑆪𑆳 (Sharada script)
- 𑖭𑖽𑖠𑖿𑖧𑖯 (Siddham script)
- සංධ්යා (Sinhalese script)
- 𑪁𑪖𑩮 𑪙𑩻𑩛 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚨𑚫𑚜𑚶𑚣𑚭 (Takri script)
- ஸஂத்⁴யா (Tamil script)
- సంధ్యా (Telugu script)
- สํธฺยา (Thai script)
- སཾ་དྷྱཱ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒮𑓀𑒡𑓂𑒨𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨰𑨸𑨜𑩇𑨪𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
Derived from the instrumental singular of संधि (saṃdhí, “conjunction, transition”), from the root संधा (saṃdhā), from सम्- (sam-) + धा (dhā).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /sɐn.dʱjɑ́ː/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /s̪ɐn̪.d̪ʱjɑː/
Noun
संध्या • (saṃdhyā́) stem, f
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | संध्या (saṃdhyā́) | संध्ये (saṃdhyé) | संध्याः (saṃdhyā́ḥ) |
| accusative | संध्याम् (saṃdhyā́m) | संध्ये (saṃdhyé) | संध्याः (saṃdhyā́ḥ) |
| instrumental | संध्यया (saṃdhyáyā) संध्या¹ (saṃdhyā́¹) |
संध्याभ्याम् (saṃdhyā́bhyām) | संध्याभिः (saṃdhyā́bhiḥ) |
| dative | संध्यायै (saṃdhyā́yai) | संध्याभ्याम् (saṃdhyā́bhyām) | संध्याभ्यः (saṃdhyā́bhyaḥ) |
| ablative | संध्यायाः (saṃdhyā́yāḥ) संध्यायै² (saṃdhyā́yai²) |
संध्याभ्याम् (saṃdhyā́bhyām) | संध्याभ्यः (saṃdhyā́bhyaḥ) |
| genitive | संध्यायाः (saṃdhyā́yāḥ) संध्यायै² (saṃdhyā́yai²) |
संध्ययोः (saṃdhyáyoḥ) | संध्यानाम् (saṃdhyā́nām) |
| locative | संध्यायाम् (saṃdhyā́yām) | संध्ययोः (saṃdhyáyoḥ) | संध्यासु (saṃdhyā́su) |
| vocative | संध्ये (sáṃdhye) | संध्ये (sáṃdhye) | संध्याः (sáṃdhyāḥ) |
- ¹Vedic
- ²Brāhmaṇas
Derived terms
- त्रिसंध्या (trisaṃdhyā, “three daily prayers used in the Sandhyavandanam rite”)
Descendants
- Magadhi Prakrit:
- Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀲𑀁𑀛𑀸 (saṃjhā)
- Pali: sañjhā
- Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀲𑀁𑀛𑀸 (saṃjhā)
- Nepali: साँझ (sā̃jh)
- Malayalam: സന്ധ്യ (sandhya)
- Odia: ସଞ୍ଜ (sañja)
- Punjabi: ਸੰਝ (sañjh)
- Tamil: சந்தி (canti)
- → Bengali: সন্ধ্যা (śonddha)
- → Hindi: संध्या (sandhyā)
- → Thai: สนธยา (sǒn-tá-yaa)
- → Punjabi: ਸੰਧਿਆ (sandhiā), ਸਨਧਿਆ (sandhiā)
- → Telugu: సంధ్య (sandhya)