सेज
Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑁂𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀸 (sejjā), from Sanskrit शय्या (śayyā́).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /seːd͡ʒ/
Noun
सेज • (sej) f (Urdu spelling سیج)
- bed
- 1253 – 1325, Amir Khusro:
- सेज वो सूनी देख के रोवुँ मैं दिन रैन ।
पिया पिया मैं करत हूँ पहरों, पल भर सुख ना चैन ॥- sej vo sūnī dekh ke rovũ ma͠i din rain .
piyā piyā ma͠i karat hū̃ pahrõ, pal bhar sukh nā cain . - Seeing the empty bed I cry day and night
Calling for my beloved all day, not a moment of happiness or peace.
- sej vo sūnī dekh ke rovũ ma͠i din rain .
- सेज वो सूनी देख के रोवुँ मैं दिन रैन ।
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | सेज sej |
सेजें sejẽ |
| oblique | सेज sej |
सेजों sejõ |
| vocative | सेज sej |
सेजो sejo |
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “सेज”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “śēyyā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
Marwari
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑁂𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀸 (sejjā), from Sanskrit *शेय्या (śeyyā). Compare the attested Sanskrit शय्या (śayyā́).[1] Cognate with Gujarati સેજ (sej).
Noun
References
- ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*śēyyā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 731
- ^ “सेज”, in Marwari Dictionary, SIL International, 2015
- ^ “सेज”, in राजस्थानी सबदकोस [rājasthānī sabadkos], charans.org, 2025
- ^ Lalas, Sitaram (2013) “सेज”, in राजस्थानी सबद कोस: राजस्थानी-हिन्दी वृहद् कोश [rājasthānī sabad kos: rājasthānī-hindī vŕhad koś] (in Hindi), 2nd edition, Jodhpur: चौपासनी शिक्षा समिती [caupāsnī śikṣā samitī].