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)

1. wifehood, wedded bliss, married happiness

   सुहाग-रात ― suhāg-rāt ― wedding night

Declension

Declension of सुहाग (masc cons-stem)

	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