सुहाग
Hindi
Alternative forms
- सोहाग (sohāg)
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑁄𑀳𑀕𑁆𑀕 (sohagga), from Sanskrit सौभाग्य (saubhāgya). Cognate with Gujarati સોહાગ (sohāg). Doublet of सौभाग्य (saubhāgya), a tatsama.
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /sʊ.ɦɑːɡ/, [sʊ.ɦäːɡ]
Noun
सुहाग • (suhāg) m (Urdu spelling سہاگ)
- wifehood, wedded bliss, married happiness
- सुहाग-रात ― suhāg-rāt ― wedding night
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | सुहाग suhāg |
सुहाग suhāg |
| oblique | सुहाग suhāg |
सुहागों suhāgõ |
| vocative | सुहाग suhāg |
सुहागो suhāgo |
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “सुहाग”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “saúbhāgya”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press