sajna

From the verb sajnál (“to pity”).

• IPA^(key): [ˈʃɒjnɒ]
• Hyphenation: saj‧na
• Rhymes: -nɒ

sajna

1. (archaic, colloquial) alas, unfortunately

   Synonym: sajnos

• sajna in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.

• signa

sajna (present sajnar, preterite sajnade, supine sajnat, imperative sajna)

1. (colloquial) to sign
   1. synonym of signera
   3. to finalize a contractual agreement to work for a given sports team, record label, etc.

      Hon sajnades av ett belgiskt skivbolag.

      She was signed by a Belgian record company.

      • 2018 October 25, Tony Ernst, “Drama, död & dans [Drama, death & dance]”, in Sonic Magazine‎^[1], archived from the original on 24 September 2025:

        1992 blev de första band att sajna för helt nystartade Cash Money Records.

        In 1992, they became the first group to sign with the newly founded Cash Money Records.

      • 2023 July 3, TT News Agency, “Jonas Jerebko: 'Jag vill säga förlåt' ['I want to say sorry.']”, in SVT Nyheter‎^[2], archived from the original on 24 September 2025:

        – Redan från första början, när jag hade sajnat [med CSKA Moskva], hade jag tvivel.

        "Right from the very start, when I had signed with CSKA Moscow, I had doubts."

• sajna in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)