# सायं
## Hindi
### Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit सायम् (sāyám).

### Pronunciation

* (Delhi) IPA: /sɑː.jəm/, [säː.jɐ̃m]

### Noun

सायं • (sāyam) m or f (indeclinable)
* evening
    Synonyms: शाम (śām), संध्या (sandhyā), साँझ (sāñjh), साय (sāy), सायंकाल (sāyaṅkāl)
** 2017–2021, Shri Tilak, विश्वप्रसिद्ध लोकप्रिय कहानियाँ [World-famous popular stories]‎, Prabhat Prakashan, →ISBN, →ISBN:कल सायं में उससे केवल कुछ क्षणों के लिए उससे एकांत में मिल सकूंगा। अभी तो वह अपनी चाची के यहाँ है।kal sāyam mẽ usse keval kuch kṣaṇõ ke lie usse ekānt mẽ mil sakūṅgā. abhī to vah apnī cācī ke yahā̃ hai.At tomorrow evening I will be able to meet her alone only for a few moments. Right now she is at her aunt's house.
** 2017, Amalesh Raju, जे. पी जैसा मैंने देखा [I saw like J. P.]‎, Diamond Pocket Books, →ISBN, →ISBN:आखिर जयप्रकाश जी ने अगले दिन 23 जून की सायं हवाई जहाज़ द्वारा दिल्ली पहुँचने के लिए अपनी सहमति प्रदान की।ākhir jayaprakāś jī ne agle din 23 jūn kī sāyam havāī jahāz dvārā dillī pahũcne ke lie apnī sahmati pradān kī.Finally, Mr. Jayaprakash gave his agreement next day for reaching Delhi by plane on the evening of 23 June.

### References

* Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “सायं”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 5078
* McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “सायं”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 1007

## Pali
### Alternative forms

* sāyaṃ (Latin script)
* 𑀲𑀸𑀬𑀁 (Brahmi script)
* সাযং (Bengali script)
* සායං (Sinhalese script)
* သာယံ or သႃယံ (Burmese script)
* สายํ or สายัง (Thai script)
* ᩈᩣᨿᩴ (Tai Tham script)
* ສາຍໍ or ສາຍັງ or ສາຢັງ (Lao script)
* សាយំ (Khmer script)
* 𑄥𑄂𑄠𑄁 (Chakma script)

### Adverb

सायं (sāyaṃ) (comparative सायतरं)
* Devanagari script form of sāyaṃ (“in the evening”)

## Prakrit
### Etymology 1

Inherited from Sanskrit सायम् (sāyám).

#### Adverb

सायं (sāyaṃ)
* in the evening

### Etymology 2
#### Noun

सायं (sāyaṃ)
* m accusative singular of साय (sāya)
* n nominative/accusative singular of साय (sāya)

### References

* Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928) “सायं”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author], page 891.
* Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “sāyaṃ”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 770

## Sanskrit
### Alternative scripts

* সায়ং (Assamese script)
* ᬲᬵᬬᬂ (Balinese script)
* সায়ং (Bengali script)
* 𑰭𑰯𑰧𑰽 (Bhaiksuki script)
* 𑀲𑀸𑀬𑀁 (Brahmi script)
* သာယံ (Burmese script)
* સાયં (Gujarati script)
* ਸਾਯਂ (Gurmukhi script)
* 𑌸𑌾𑌯𑌂 (Grantha script)
* ꦱꦴꦪꦁ (Javanese script)
* 𑂮𑂰𑂨𑂁 (Kaithi script)
* ಸಾಯಂ (Kannada script)
* សាយំ (Khmer script)
* ສາຍໍ (Lao script)
* സായം (Malayalam script)
* ᠰᠠᢇᢀ᠋ᠶᠠ (Manchu script)
* 𑘭𑘰𑘧𑘽 (Modi script)
* ᠰᠠ᠋᠎ᠠᢀ᠋ᠶ᠋ᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
* 𑧍𑧑𑧇𑧞 (Nandinagari script)
* 𑐳𑐵𑐫𑑄 (Newa script)
* ସାଯଂ (Odia script)
* ꢱꢵꢫꢀ (Saurashtra script)
* 𑆱𑆳𑆪𑆁 (Sharada script)
* 𑖭𑖯𑖧𑖽 (Siddham script)
* සායං (Sinhalese script)
* 𑪁𑩛𑩻𑪖 (Soyombo script)
* 𑚨𑚭𑚣𑚫 (Takri script)
* ஸாயஂ (Tamil script)
* సాయం (Telugu script)
* สายํ (Thai script)
* སཱ་ཡཾ (Tibetan script)
* 𑒮𑒰𑒨𑓀 (Tirhuta script)
* 𑨰𑨊𑨪𑨸 (Zanabazar Square script)

### Pronunciation

* (Vedic) IPA: /sɑː.jɐ́m/
* (Classical Sanskrit) IPA: /ˈs̪ɑː.jɐm/

### Adverb

सायं • (sāyáṃ)
* Combining form of सायम् (sāyám)

### Noun

सायं • (sāyáṃ)
* Combining form of सायम् (sāyám)