समाँ

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Hindi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Semi-learned borrowing from Sanskrit समय (samaya, “time”), through Prakrit 𑀲𑀫𑀅 (samaa). Doublet of समय (samay).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /sə.mɑ̃ː/, [sɐ.mä̃ː]

Noun[edit]

समाँ • (samā̃) m (Urdu spelling سماں)

  1. time, weather, period (of time, history)
  2. opportunity
  3. (figurative) environment, view, scenery

Declension[edit]

Declension of समाँ (masc ā̃-stem)
singular plural
direct समाँ
samā̃ 		समें
samẽ
oblique समें
samẽ 		समों
samõ
vocative समें
samẽ 		समों
samõ

References[edit]

  • McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “समाँ”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
  • Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “समाँ”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
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