سڄڻ

Sindhi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀲𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀡 (sajjaṇa), from Sanskrit सज्जन (sajjana, “good man”), from सन्त् (sánt) +‎ जन (jána). Cognate with Hindustani ساجَن (sājan) / साजन (sājan), Marathi साजण (sājaṇ), Punjabi سَجَّݨ (saj̄aṇu), and Saraiki سَجَّݨ (sajjaṇ), سَجَݨ (sajaṇ).

Noun

سَڄَڻُ • (saj̄aṇu) m

lover; beloved

Further reading

Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “sajjana”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 757

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