সাঁঝ

Bengali

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit संध्या (saṃdhyā, twilight). Cognate with Sylheti ꠢꠣꠁꠘ꠆ꠎꠣ (hainza), Assamese সাঁজ (xãz), and Hindi साँझ (sāñjh). Doublet of সন্ধ্যা (śonddha).

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /ʃãd͡ʒʱ/, [ˈʃãd͡ʒ]
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /ʃadʑʱ/, [ˈʃadʑ]
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Noun

সাঁঝ • (śãjh)

  1. evening, eve, dusk, twilight
    Synonyms: সন্ধ্যা (śonddha), সায়াহ্ন (śaẏahno)

Declension

indefinite forms
nominative সাঁঝ (sãjh)
objective সাঁঝ / সাঁঝকে (sãjh (semantically general or indefinite) / sãjhke (semantically definite))
genitive সাঁঝের (sãjher)
locative সাঁঝে (sãjhe)
definite forms
singular plural
nominative সাঁঝটা , সাঁঝটি (sãjhṭa (colloquial), sãjhṭi (formal)) সাঁঝগুলা, সাঁঝগুলো (sãjhgula (colloquial), sãjhgulo (formal))
objective সাঁঝটা, সাঁঝটি (sãjhṭa (colloquial), sãjhṭi (formal)) সাঁঝগুলা, সাঁঝগুলো (sãjhgula (colloquial), sãjhgulo (formal))
genitive সাঁঝটার, সাঁঝটির (sãjhṭar (colloquial), sãjhṭir (formal)) সাঁঝগুলার, সাঁঝগুলোর (sãjhgular (colloquial), sãjhgulor (formal))
locative সাঁঝটাতে / সাঁঝটায়, সাঁঝটিতে (sãjhṭate / sãjhṭay (colloquial), sãjhṭite (formal)) সাঁঝগুলাতে / সাঁঝগুলায়, সাঁঝগুলোতে (sãjhgulate / sãjhgulay (colloquial), sãjhgulote (formal))
Objective Note: In some dialects, -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).