𑀲𑀫𑀸𑀲

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• samāsa (Latin script)
• समास (Devanagari script)
• সমাস (Bengali script)
• සමාස (Sinhalese script)
• သမာသ or သမႃသ (Burmese script)
• สมาส or สะมาสะ (Thai script)
• ᩈᨾᩣᩈ (Tai Tham script)
• ສມາສ or ສະມາສະ (Lao script)
• សមាស (Khmer script)
• 𑄥𑄟𑄂𑄥 (Chakma script)

Noun

𑀲𑀫𑀸𑀲 m

1. Brahmi script form of samāsa

Declension

Declension table of "𑀲𑀫𑀸𑀲" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	𑀲𑀫𑀸𑀲𑁄 (samāso)	𑀲𑀫𑀸𑀲𑀸 (samāsā)
Accusative (second)	𑀲𑀫𑀸𑀲𑀁 (samāsaṃ)	𑀲𑀫𑀸𑀲𑁂 (samāse)
Instrumental (third)	𑀲𑀫𑀸𑀲𑁂𑀦 (samāsena)	𑀲𑀫𑀸𑀲𑁂𑀳𑀺 (samāsehi) or 𑀲𑀫𑀸𑀲𑁂𑀪𑀺 (samāsebhi)
Dative (fourth)	𑀲𑀫𑀸𑀲𑀲𑁆𑀲 (samāsassa) or 𑀲𑀫𑀸𑀲𑀸𑀬 (samāsāya) or 𑀲𑀫𑀸𑀲𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀁 (samāsatthaṃ)	𑀲𑀫𑀸𑀲𑀸𑀦𑀁 (samāsānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	𑀲𑀫𑀸𑀲𑀲𑁆𑀫𑀸 (samāsasmā) or 𑀲𑀫𑀸𑀲𑀫𑁆𑀳𑀸 (samāsamhā) or 𑀲𑀫𑀸𑀲𑀸 (samāsā)	𑀲𑀫𑀸𑀲𑁂𑀳𑀺 (samāsehi) or 𑀲𑀫𑀸𑀲𑁂𑀪𑀺 (samāsebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	𑀲𑀫𑀸𑀲𑀲𑁆𑀲 (samāsassa)	𑀲𑀫𑀸𑀲𑀸𑀦𑀁 (samāsānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	𑀲𑀫𑀸𑀲𑀲𑁆𑀫𑀺𑀁 (samāsasmiṃ) or 𑀲𑀫𑀸𑀲𑀫𑁆𑀳𑀺 (samāsamhi) or 𑀲𑀫𑀸𑀲𑁂 (samāse)	𑀲𑀫𑀸𑀲𑁂𑀲𑀼 (samāsesu)
Vocative (calling)	𑀲𑀫𑀸𑀲 (samāsa)	𑀲𑀫𑀸𑀲𑀸 (samāsā)

Prakrit

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit समास (samāsa). Cognate with Pali samāsa.

Noun

𑀲𑀫𑀸𑀲 (samāsa) m (Devanagari समास)

1. abridgement, conciseness
2. (linguistics, grammar) compound

Declension

Maharastri declension of 𑀲𑀫𑀸𑀲 (masculine)
	singular	plural
Nominative	𑀲𑀫𑀸𑀲𑁄 (samāso)	𑀲𑀫𑀸𑀲𑀸 (samāsā)
Accusative	𑀲𑀫𑀸𑀲𑀁 (samāsaṃ)	𑀲𑀫𑀸𑀲𑁂 (samāse) or 𑀲𑀫𑀸𑀲𑀸 (samāsā)
Instrumental	𑀲𑀫𑀸𑀲𑁂𑀡 (samāseṇa) or 𑀲𑀫𑀸𑀲𑁂𑀡𑀁 (samāseṇaṃ)	𑀲𑀫𑀸𑀲𑁂𑀳𑀺 (samāsehi) or 𑀲𑀫𑀸𑀲𑁂𑀳𑀺𑀁 (samāsehiṃ)
Dative	𑀲𑀫𑀸𑀲𑀸𑀅 (samāsāa)	—
Ablative	𑀲𑀫𑀸𑀲𑀸𑀑 (samāsāo) or 𑀲𑀫𑀸𑀲𑀸𑀉 (samāsāu) or 𑀲𑀫𑀸𑀲𑀸 (samāsā) or 𑀲𑀫𑀸𑀲𑀸𑀳𑀺 (samāsāhi) or 𑀲𑀫𑀸𑀲𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (samāsāhiṃto)	—
Genitive	𑀲𑀫𑀸𑀲𑀲𑁆𑀲 (samāsassa)	𑀲𑀫𑀸𑀲𑀸𑀡 (samāsāṇa) or 𑀲𑀫𑀸𑀲𑀸𑀡𑀁 (samāsāṇaṃ)
Locative	𑀲𑀫𑀸𑀲𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀺 (samāsammi) or 𑀲𑀫𑀸𑀲𑁂 (samāse)	𑀲𑀫𑀸𑀲𑁂𑀲𑀼 (samāsesu) or 𑀲𑀫𑀸𑀲𑁂𑀲𑀼𑀁 (samāsesuṃ)
Vocative	𑀲𑀫𑀸𑀲 (samāsa) or 𑀲𑀫𑀸𑀲𑀸 (samāsā)	𑀲𑀫𑀸𑀲𑀸 (samāsā)

Further reading

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “samāsa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 764
• Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923-1928) “समास”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [Pāia-Sadda-Mahaṇṇavo; lit. Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author], page 870.

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• সমাস (Assamese script)
• ᬲᬫᬵᬲ (Balinese script)
• সমাস (Bengali script)
• 𑰭𑰦𑰯𑰭 (Bhaiksuki script)
• သမာသ (Burmese script)
• समास (Devanagari script)
• સમાસ (Gujarati script)
• ਸਮਾਸ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌸𑌮𑌾𑌸 (Grantha script)
• ꦱꦩꦴꦱ (Javanese script)
• 𑂮𑂧𑂰𑂮 (Kaithi script)
• ಸಮಾಸ (Kannada script)
• សមាស (Khmer script)
• ສມາສ (Lao script)
• സമാസ (Malayalam script)
• ᠰᠠᠮᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᠰ᠌ᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘭𑘦𑘰𑘭 (Modi script)
• ᠰᠠᠮᠠᢗᠰᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧍𑧆𑧑𑧍 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐳𑐩𑐵𑐳 (Newa script)
• ସମାସ (Odia script)
• ꢱꢪꢵꢱ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆱𑆩𑆳𑆱 (Sharada script)
• 𑖭𑖦𑖯𑖭 (Siddham script)
• සමාස (Sinhalese script)
• 𑪁𑩴𑩛𑪁 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚨𑚢𑚭𑚨 (Takri script)
• ஸமாஸ (Tamil script)
• సమాస (Telugu script)
• สมาส (Thai script)
• ས་མཱ་ས (Tibetan script)
• 𑒮𑒧𑒰𑒮 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨰𑨢𑨊𑨰 (Zanabazar Square script)

Noun

𑀲𑀫𑀸𑀲 • (samāsa) stem, m

1. Brahmi script form of समास