सहज

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit सहज (sahaja).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /sə.ɦəd͡ʒ/, [sɛ.ɦɛd͡ʒ]

Adjective

सहज • (sahaj) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling سَہَج)

  1. simple, easy
    Synonyms: सरल (saral), आसान (āsān), सुगम (sugam)
  2. innate, instinctive, natural
  3. sudden, spontaneous

Derived terms

Proper noun

सहज • (sahajm

  1. a male given name, Sahaj, from Sanskrit

Declension

Declension of सहज (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct सहज
sahaj
सहज
sahaj
oblique सहज
sahaj
सहजों
sahajõ
vocative सहज
sahaj
सहजो
sahajo

Further reading

  • Bahri, Hardev (1989) “सहज”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi सहज (sahaja), from Sanskrit सहज (sahaja).

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /sə.ɦəd͡z/, [səd͡z]

Adjective

सहज • (sahaj) (indeclinable)

  1. natural, innate, inborn

Adverb

सहज • (sahaj̈)

  1. easily
  2. simply, casually (without any purpose)

Derived terms

  • सहजपणे (sahaj̈paṇe, easily)

References

  • Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “सहज”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
  • Shankar Gopal Tulpule, Anne Feldhaus (1999) “सहज”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan