See also: سرا

Persian edit

Etymology edit

From Middle Persian scʾk (sazāg, fitting, worthy),[1] equivalent to سز (saz-, present stem of سزیدن (sazidan, to be fitting)) +‎ ـا ().

Noun edit

Dari سزا
Iranian Persian
Tajik сазо

سزا (sazâ)

  1. desert, merit; deserved reward or punishment

Derived terms edit

References edit

  1. ^ MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) “sazāg”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 74

Urdu edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Classical Persian سزا (sazā).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

سزا (sazām (Hindi spelling सज़ा)

  1. punishment
  2. penalty
  3. chastisement
  4. retribution