سزا

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Persian

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Etymology

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From Middle Persian scʾk (sazāg, fitting, worthy),[1] equivalent to سز (saz-, present stem of سزیدن (sazidan, to be fitting)) +‎ ـا ().

Noun

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Dari سزا
Iranian Persian
Tajik сазо

سزا (sazâ)

  1. desert, merit; deserved reward or punishment

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) “sazāg”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 74

Urdu

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian سزا (sazā).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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سزا (sazām (Hindi spelling सज़ा)

  1. punishment
  2. penalty
  3. chastisement
  4. retribution