𑀲𑀁𑀛𑀸

Prakrit

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit संध्या (saṃdhyā́); cognate with Pali sañjhā.

Noun

𑀲𑀁𑀛𑀸 (saṃjhā) f (Devanagari संझा, Kannada ಸಂಝಾ) (Maharastri)

1. evening, twilight

Declension

Maharastri declension of 𑀲𑀁𑀛𑀸 (feminine)
	singular	plural
Nominative	𑀲𑀁𑀛𑀸 (saṃjhā)	𑀲𑀁𑀛𑀸𑀑 (saṃjhāo) or 𑀲𑀁𑀛𑀸𑀉 (saṃjhāu) or 𑀲𑀁𑀛𑀸 (saṃjhā)
Accusative	𑀲𑀁𑀛𑀁 (saṃjhaṃ)	𑀲𑀁𑀛𑀸𑀑 (saṃjhāo) or 𑀲𑀁𑀛𑀸𑀉 (saṃjhāu) or 𑀲𑀁𑀛𑀸 (saṃjhā)
Instrumental	𑀲𑀁𑀛𑀸𑀏 (saṃjhāe) or 𑀲𑀁𑀛𑀸𑀇 (saṃjhāi) or 𑀲𑀁𑀛𑀸𑀅 (saṃjhāa)	𑀲𑀁𑀛𑀸𑀳𑀺 (saṃjhāhi) or 𑀲𑀁𑀛𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁 (saṃjhāhiṃ)
Dative	—	—
Ablative	𑀲𑀁𑀛𑀸𑀑 (saṃjhāo) or 𑀲𑀁𑀛𑀸𑀉 (saṃjhāu)	𑀲𑀁𑀛𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (saṃjhāhiṃto)
Genitive	𑀲𑀁𑀛𑀸𑀏 (saṃjhāe) or 𑀲𑀁𑀛𑀸𑀇 (saṃjhāi) or 𑀲𑀁𑀛𑀸𑀅 (saṃjhāa)	𑀲𑀁𑀛𑀸𑀡 (saṃjhāṇa) or 𑀲𑀁𑀛𑀸𑀡𑀁 (saṃjhāṇaṃ)
Locative	𑀲𑀁𑀛𑀸𑀏 (saṃjhāe) or 𑀲𑀁𑀛𑀸𑀇 (saṃjhāi) or 𑀲𑀁𑀛𑀸𑀅 (saṃjhāa)	𑀲𑀁𑀛𑀸𑀲𑀼 (saṃjhāsu) or 𑀲𑀁𑀛𑀸𑀲𑀼𑀁 (saṃjhāsuṃ)
Vocative	𑀲𑀁𑀛𑁂 (saṃjhe) or 𑀲𑀁𑀛𑀸 (saṃjhā)	𑀲𑀁𑀛𑀸𑀑 (saṃjhāo) or 𑀲𑀁𑀛𑀸𑀉 (saṃjhāu) or 𑀲𑀁𑀛𑀸 (saṃjhā)

Descendants

• Konkani: sāñj

  Devanagari script: सांज

  Kannada script: ಸಾಂಜ

  Latin script: sanz

• Old Marathi:

  Devanagari script: सांज (sāṃja)

  Modi script: 𑘭𑘰𑘽𑘕 (sāṃja)

  • Marathi: सांज (sāñja)
• → Kannada: ಸಂಜೆ (sañje)

References

• Pischel, Richard, Jha, Subhadra (contributor) (1957) Comparative Grammar of the Prakrit Languages, Varanasi: Motilal Banarasidass, page 190.
• Woolner, Alfred Cooper, An Introduction to Prakrit‎, Calcutta: Baptist Mission Press, 1917, page 20.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “saṁdhyāˊ”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press