Baluchi

Noun

سنگ • ‎(sang, sing)

1. stone

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian KYPA / sng ‎(sang, “stone, rock”). Cognate with Parthian (Manichaean) ʾsng ‎(asang, “stone”), Avestan 𐬀𐬯𐬀𐬥 ‎(asan-, “stone”), 𐬀𐬯𐬆𐬥𐬔𐬀 ‎(asənga-, “stone”), Old Persian 𐎠𐎰𐎥 ‎(aθaⁿga-, “stone, rock”), Median *asan- ‎(“stone”) (> Old Persian 𐎠𐎿𐎴 ‎(asan-, “stone”)), Khotanese [script needed] ‎(sam̥gga-, “stone”). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- ‎(“sharp”), because of the cutting sharpness of stone.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sæŋɡ/

Noun

سنگ • ‎(sang) ‎(plural سنگ‌ها ‎(sang-hâ))

1. stone, rock
2. tombstone
3. (now rare) weight
4. (now rare) value, worth, price
5. (now rare) authority, dignity

Synonyms

• ریگ ‎(rêg)
• حجر ‎(hajar) (archaic)

Derived terms

Descendants

• Hindustani:
  • Hindi: संग ‎(sang)
  • Urdu: سنگ ‎(sang)
• Ottoman Turkish: سنگ ‎(seng)

References

• "سنگ" in Dehkhoda Dictionary.
• MacKenzie, D. N. (1971), “sang”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 74
• Bailey, H. W. (1979), “sam̥gga-”, in Dictionary of Khotan Saka, Cambridge, London, New York, Melbourne: Cambridge University press, page 417a
• Bartholomae, Christian (1904) Altiranisches Wörterbuch [Old Iranian Dictionary] (in German), Strassburg: K. J. Trübner, column 210
• Kent, Roland G. (1950), “aθaⁿga-”, in Old Persian: grammar, texts, lexicon, New Haven: American Oriental Society, page 166

Urdu

Etymology 1

From Persian سنگ ‎(sang).

Noun

سنگ • ‎(sang) m ‎(Hindi spelling संग or सन्ग)

1. stone
2. weight

Etymology 2

From Sanskrit.

Adverb

سنگ • ‎(saṅg)  Hindi spelling: संग ‎(saṅg), सङ्ग ‎(saṅg)

1. collectively
2. together

Noun

سنگ • ‎(saṅg) m ‎(Hindi spelling संग or सङ्ग)

1. confluence
2. contact
3. coherence
4. association
5. union
6. connection
7. intimacy
8. friendship
9. love
10. intercourse