संदूक़ (sandooq)

noun A single everyday sense: a trunk or box used for storage. Also commonly spelled संदूक (sandook) without the nuqta.
Sense 1 : a storage trunk or box
noun, masculine
Synonyms: बक्सा (baksaa), पेटी (petii, often smaller or metal)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: Every household in Delhi-NCR seems to have an old संदूक़ (sandooq) tucked in a corner or under a bed, usually holding winter quilts, old saris, or a grandmother's jewelry pouch. It carries a slightly old-fashioned, trunk-in-the-attic feel compared to the more modern-sounding अलमारी (almaarii, 'cupboard/wardrobe').
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often write it as संदूक (sandook) without the nuqda under the क; both spellings are heard and accepted, but the nuqda reflects the word's Persian-Arabic origin and is worth noticing. 2) It is treated as a masculine noun in speech (e.g. बड़ा संदूक़ (badaa sandooq, 'a big trunk')), not feminine, which surprises some learners who expect पेटी-type words to be feminine.
Sample Sentences:
दादी का पुराना संदूक़ अभी भी छत के कमरे में रखा है। Grandma's old trunk is still kept in the terrace room.
(daadii kaa puraanaa sandooq abhii bhii chhat ke kamre men rakhaa hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Passive
सर्दियों में हम रज़ाइयाँ संदूक़ से निकालते हैं। In winter we take the quilts out of the trunk.
(sardiyon men ham razaaiyaan sandooq se nikaalte hain।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
माँ ने पुरानी साड़ियाँ संदूक़ में रख दी थीं। Mom had kept the old saris in the trunk.
(maan ne puraanii saadiyaan sandooq men rakh dii thiin।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
संदूक़ खोल कर देख, शायद वो चाबी वहीं मिल जाए। Open the trunk and check, maybe that key will turn up there.
(sandooq khol kar dekh, shaayad vo chaabii vahiin mil jaae।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
यह संदूक़ इतना भारी है कि दो लोगों से नहीं उठाया जाता। This trunk is so heavy that even two people can't lift it.
(yah sandooq itnaa bhaarii hai ki do logon se nahiin uthaayaa jaataa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Passive
अगर घर में जगह होती तो हम एक बड़ा संदूक़ ज़रूर रखते। If there were space in the house, we would definitely keep a big trunk.
(agar ghar men jagah hotii to ham ek badaa sandooq zaroor rakhte।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Habitual -- Voice: Active
क्या तुम्हें लगता है कि नानी के गहने उस संदूक़ में मिल सकते हैं? Do you think grandma's jewelry might be found in that trunk?
(kyaa tumhen lagtaa hai ki naanii ke gahne us sandooq men mil sakte hain?)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
जब मज़दूर सामान उतार रहे थे, तब संदूक़ सीढ़ियों से गिर गया। While the workers were unloading the luggage, the trunk fell down the stairs.
(jab mazdoor saamaan utaar rahe the, tab sandooq siidhiyon se gir gayaa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Continuous -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
पुराने ज़माने में हर दुल्हन को लोहे का एक संदूक़ दहेज में दिया जाता था। In the old days, every bride used to be given an iron trunk as part of the dowry.
(puraane zamaane men har dulhan ko lohe kaa ek sandooq dahej men diyaa jaataa thaa।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Passive
बच्चे संदूक़ में छिपकर आँख-मिचोली खेल रहे थे। The kids were playing hide-and-seek, hiding inside the trunk.
(bachche sandooq men chhipkar aankh-micholii khel rahe the।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Continuous -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
Morphology
Noun
(sg.m.direct): संदूक़ (sandooq)
(sg.m.oblique): संदूक़ (sandooq)
(pl.m.direct): संदूक़ (sandooq)
(pl.m.oblique): संदूक़ों (sandooqon)