Category: SocietyPart of speech: nounDifficulty: Common

સમાજ

/samaj/Roman

English meaning: Society

Gujarati Definition

(ગુજરાતી)

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English Definition

A community of people living together with shared laws and customs. Gujarati society is characterised by strong community bonds (mahajan system), caste-based occupational guilds, women's self-help groups (Lijjat Papad cooperative), and a tradition of philanthropy.

Example

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In English: Gujarati society's philanthropic tradition has built schools, hospitals, and temples worldwide.

Literary Heritage

વૈષ્ણવ જ઼ ન તો તેને ક઼ ઈ઼ એ, પ઼ ઈ઼ ઉ઼ ઉ઼ ઉ઼ ઉ઼ .

/Vaiṣṇava jana to tene kahīe, pare duḥkhe upakāra kare re./

Call him a true devotee who relieves another's suffering.

Narsinh Mehta · Poet-Saint · 15th century

Vaishnav Jan To

Narsinh Mehta, Vaishnav Jan To, verse 1

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ગુજરાતી
Gujarati
Script
Gujarati
Family
Indo-Aryan
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