सूजन (soojan)
noun
A single-sense everyday noun meaning swelling/inflammation of a body part; related to the verb सूजना (soojnaa, to swell).
Sense
1
:
swelling, inflammation
noun, feminine
Synonyms: वरम (varam, rare, medical)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: This is the word you will hear at home or at the doctor's clinic in Delhi when someone points to a swollen ankle or a puffy eye and says पैर में सूजन आ गई है (pair men soojan aa gaii hai, 'swelling has come in the foot') -- note how सूजन (soojan) is treated as something that 'arrives' (आना, aanaa), just like दर्द (dard) or बुखार (bukhaar), reflecting the common Hindi pattern of framing bodily afflictions as visitors rather than states you are in.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often try to use the verb सूजना (soojnaa) where the noun is needed, or vice versa -- e.g. साफ़ कहना है कि पैर में सूजन है (pair men soojan hai, 'there is swelling in the foot') uses the noun with होना (honaa), not the verb. 2) The body part that is swollen is marked with में (men) ('in the foot/hand') rather than का (kaa), which learners sometimes default to by analogy with possession.
Sample Sentences:
पैर में सूजन आ गई है।
There is swelling in the foot.
(pair men soojan aa gaii hai।)
उसकी आँख में बहुत सूजन थी।
There was a lot of swelling in her eye.
(uskii aankh men bahut soojan thii।)
डॉक्टर ने कहा कि सूजन धीरे-धीरे कम हो जाएगी।
The doctor said the swelling will gradually go down.
(doktar ne kahaa ki soojan dhiire-dhiire kam ho jaaegii।)
अगर तुम बर्फ नहीं लगाओगे तो सूजन बढ़ती रहेगी।
If you don't apply ice, the swelling will keep increasing.
(agar tum barph nahiin lagaaoge to soojan badhtii rahegii।)
अगर वह समय पर दवा लेती तो सूजन इतनी नहीं होती।
If she had taken the medicine on time, the swelling wouldn't have been this bad.
(agar vah samay par davaa letii to soojan itnii nahiin hotii।)
घुटने की सूजन कम करने के लिए बर्फ लगाओ।
Apply ice to reduce the swelling in the knee.
(ghutne kii soojan kam karne ke lie barph lagaao।)
मुझे डर है कि यह सूजन किसी संक्रमण की वजह से न हो।
I fear this swelling might be due to some infection.
(mujhe dar hai ki yah soojan kisii sankrman kii vajah se n ho।)
दवा से सूजन को नियंत्रित किया जाता है।
Swelling is controlled with medicine.
(davaa se soojan ko niyantrit kiyaa jaataa hai।)
रिपोर्ट में मस्तिष्क में सूजन पाई गई।
Swelling was found in the brain in the report.
(riport men mastishk men soojan paaii gaii।)
उंगली में इतनी सूजन आई हुई है कि अंगूठी नहीं उतर रही।
There is so much swelling in the finger that the ring won't come off.
(unglii men itnii soojan aaii huii hai ki angoothii nahiin utar rahii।)
जोड़ों की सूजन बुढ़ापे में एक सामान्य समस्या है।
Swelling in the joints is a common problem in old age.
(jodon kii soojan budhaape men ek saamaany samasyaa hai।)
Morphology
Noun
(sg.f.direct):
सूजन
(soojan)
(sg.f.oblique):
सूजन
(soojan)
(pl.f.direct):
सूजनें
(soojnen)
(pl.f.oblique):
सूजनों
(soojnon)