संध्या

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit संध्या (saṃdhyā). Doublet of सांझ (sāñjh).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /sən.d̪ʱjɑː/, [sɐ̃n̪.d̪ʱjäː]

Noun

संध्या • (sandhyā) f

1. evening, dusk

   Synonym: सांझ (sāñjh)

   प्रातः से संध्या तक ― prātaḥ se sandhyā tak ― from dawn to dusk

2. transition, juncture
3. (Hinduism) Sandhyavandana

Declension

Declension of संध्या (fem ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	संध्या sandhyā	संध्याएँ sandhyāẽ
oblique	संध्या sandhyā	संध्याओं sandhyāõ
vocative	संध्या sandhyā	संध्याओ sandhyāo

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “संध्या”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 966

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• সংধ্যা (Assamese script)
• ᬲᬂᬥ᭄ᬬᬵ (Balinese script)
• সংধ্যা (Bengali script)
• 𑰭𑰽𑰠𑰿𑰧𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀲𑀁𑀥𑁆𑀬𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• သံဓျာ (Burmese script)
• સંધ્યા (Gujarati script)
• ਸਂਧ੍ਯਾ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌸𑌂𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌾 (Grantha script)
• ꦱꦁꦣꦾꦴ (Javanese script)
• 𑂮𑂁𑂡𑂹𑂨𑂰 (Kaithi script)
• ಸಂಧ್ಯಾ (Kannada script)
• សំធ្យា (Khmer script)
• ສໍຘ຺ຍາ (Lao script)
• സംധ്യാ (Malayalam script)
• ᢀ᠋ᠰ᠌ᠠᢡᠶᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
• 𑘭𑘽𑘠𑘿𑘧𑘰 (Modi script)
• ᢀ᠋ᠰᠠᢑᠾᠶ᠎ᠠ᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧍𑧞𑧀𑧠𑧇𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐳𑑄𑐢𑑂𑐫𑐵 (Newa script)
• ସଂଧ୍ଯା (Odia script)
• ꢱꢀꢤ꣄ꢫꢵ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆱𑆁𑆣𑇀𑆪𑆳 (Sharada script)
• 𑖭𑖽𑖠𑖿𑖧𑖯 (Siddham script)
• සංධ්‍යා (Sinhalese script)
• 𑪁𑪖𑩮 𑪙𑩻𑩛 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚨𑚫𑚜𑚶𑚣𑚭 (Takri script)
• ஸஂத்⁴யா (Tamil script)
• సంధ్యా (Telugu script)
• สํธฺยา (Thai script)
• སཾ་དྷྱཱ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒮𑓀𑒡𑓂𑒨𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨰𑨸𑨜𑩇𑨪𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Derived from the instrumental singular of संधि (saṃdhí, “conjunction, transition”), from the root संधा (saṃdhā), from सम्- (sam-) +‎ धा (dhā).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /sɐn.dʱjɑ́ː/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈs̪ɐn̪.d̪ʱjɑː/

Noun

संध्या • (saṃdhyā́) stem, f

1. the act of holding together
2. a union, junction
   1. the junction of day and night; morning or evening twilight

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of संध्या (saṃdhyā́)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	संध्या saṃdhyā́	संध्ये saṃdhyé	संध्याः saṃdhyā́ḥ
Vocative	संध्ये sáṃdhye	संध्ये sáṃdhye	संध्याः sáṃdhyāḥ
Accusative	संध्याम् saṃdhyā́m	संध्ये saṃdhyé	संध्याः saṃdhyā́ḥ
Instrumental	संध्यया / संध्या¹ saṃdhyáyā / saṃdhyā́¹	संध्याभ्याम् saṃdhyā́bhyām	संध्याभिः saṃdhyā́bhiḥ
Dative	संध्यायै saṃdhyā́yai	संध्याभ्याम् saṃdhyā́bhyām	संध्याभ्यः saṃdhyā́bhyaḥ
Ablative	संध्यायाः / संध्यायै² saṃdhyā́yāḥ / saṃdhyā́yai²	संध्याभ्याम् saṃdhyā́bhyām	संध्याभ्यः saṃdhyā́bhyaḥ
Genitive	संध्यायाः / संध्यायै² saṃdhyā́yāḥ / saṃdhyā́yai²	संध्ययोः saṃdhyáyoḥ	संध्यानाम् saṃdhyā́nām
Locative	संध्यायाम् saṃdhyā́yām	संध्ययोः saṃdhyáyoḥ	संध्यासु saṃdhyā́su
Notes	¹Vedic ²Brāhmaṇas

Derived terms

• त्रिसंध्या (trisaṃdhyā, “three daily prayers used in the Sandhyavandanam rite”)

Descendants

• Magadhi Prakrit:
  • Assamese: সাঁজ (xãz)
  • Bengali: সাঁঝ (śãjh)
  • Magahi: 𑂮𑂰𑂀𑂕 (sā̃jh)
  • Sylheti: ꠢꠣꠁꠘ꠆ꠎꠣ (hainza)
• Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀲𑀁𑀛𑀸 (saṃjhā)
  • Konkani: सांज (sāñj)
  • Marathi: सांज (sāñj̈)
  • → Kannada: ಸಂಜೆ (sañje)
• Pali: sañjhā
  • → Khmer: សញ្ឈា (sɑñchiə)
• Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀲𑀁𑀛𑀸 (saṃjhā)
  • Hindi: साँझ (sāñjh)
• Nepali: साँझ (sā̃jh)
• Malayalam: സന്ധ്യ (sandhya)
• Odia: ସଞ୍ଜ (sôñjô)
• Punjabi: ਸੰਝ (sañjh), ਸੰਧਿਆ (sandhiā), ਸਨਧਿਆ (sandhiā)
• Tamil: சந்தி (canti)
• → Bengali: সন্ধ্যা (śonddha)
• → Hindi: संध्या (sandhyā)
• → Telugu: సంధ్య (sandhya)