समय

See also: सौम्य and साम्य

Awadhi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit समय (samayá).

Noun

समय (samay)

1. time
   • Tulsidas, संकटमोचन हनुमानाष्टक :

     ताहि समय हनुमान महाप्रभु जाय महा रजनीचर मारो।

     tāhi samay hanumān mahāprabhu jāy mahā rajnīcar māro.

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit समय (samayá).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /sə.məj/, [sɐ.mɐj], /sə.mɛː/, [sɐ.mɛː], /sə.meː/, [sɐ.meː]

Noun

समय • (samay) m (Urdu spelling سمئے)

1. time

   Synonym: वक़्त (vaqt)

   इसमें कितना समय लगता है? ― ismẽ kitnā samay lagtā hai? ― How much time does this take?

   घर जाने का समय लगभग हो गया है।

   ghar jāne kā samay lagbhag ho gayā hai.

   It is about time to go home.

2. hours

   मिलने का समय कब है? ― milne kā samay kab hai? ― When are visiting hours?

Adverb

समय • (samay) (Urdu spelling سمئے)

1. at the time that, when (after the imperfective participle ते)

   इस समय ― is samay ― At this time, now

   किस समय ― kis samay ― At what time

   किसी समय ― kisī samay ― At some time

   • 2019, सुनयन शर्मा, “प्रस्तावना”, in सरिस्का, नियोगी बुक्स, →ISBN, page 8:

     पहली बार वर्ष 1973 में मुझे राजकीय कार्य से दिल्ली जाते समय सरिस्का के मनोहारी जंगलों से गुजरने का मौक़ा मिला ।

     pahlī bār varṣ 1973 mẽ mujhe rājkīya kārya se dillī jāte samay sariskā ke manohārī jaṅglõ se gujarne kā mauqā milā .

     I got the chance to make my way past the charming forests of Sariska for the first time when going to Delhi on government business in the year 1973.

Declension

Declension of समय (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	समय samay	समय samay
oblique	समय samay	समयों samayõ
vocative	समय samay	समयो samayo

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “समय”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “समय”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Nepali

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit समय (samaya).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sʌmʌe]
• Phonetic Devanagari: समए

Noun

समय • (samaya)

1. time
2. schedule, hours
3. chance

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• samaya (Latin script)
• 𑀲𑀫𑀬 (Brahmi script)
• সময (Bengali script)
• සමය (Sinhalese script)
• သမယ (Burmese script)
• สมย or สะมะยะ (Thai script)
• ᩈᨾᨿ (Tai Tham script)
• ສມຍ or ສະມະຍະ or ສະມະຢະ (Lao script)
• សមយ (Khmer script)
• 𑄥𑄟𑄠 (Chakma script)

Noun

समय m

1. Devanagari script form of samaya

Declension

Declension table of "समय" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	समयो (samayo)	समया (samayā)
Accusative (second)	समयं (samayaṃ)	समये (samaye)
Instrumental (third)	समयेन (samayena)	समयेहि (samayehi) or समयेभि (samayebhi)
Dative (fourth)	समयस्स (samayassa) or समयाय (samayāya) or समयत्थं (samayatthaṃ)	समयानं (samayānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	समयस्मा (samayasmā) or समयम्हा (samayamhā) or समया (samayā)	समयेहि (samayehi) or समयेभि (samayebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	समयस्स (samayassa)	समयानं (samayānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	समयस्मिं (samayasmiṃ) or समयम्हि (samayamhi) or समये (samaye)	समयेसु (samayesu)
Vocative (calling)	समय (samaya)	समया (samayā)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• সময় (Assamese script)
• ᬲᬫᬬ (Balinese script)
• সময় (Bengali script)
• 𑰭𑰦𑰧 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀲𑀫𑀬 (Brahmi script)
• သမယ (Burmese script)
• સમય (Gujarati script)
• ਸਮਯ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌸𑌮𑌯 (Grantha script)
• ꦱꦩꦪ (Javanese script)
• 𑂮𑂧𑂨 (Kaithi script)
• ಸಮಯ (Kannada script)
• សមយ (Khmer script)
• ສມຍ (Lao script)
• സമയ (Malayalam script)
• ᠰᠠᠮᠠᠶᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘭𑘦𑘧 (Modi script)
• ᠰᠠᠮᠠᠶ᠋ᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧍𑧆𑧇 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐳𑐩𑐫 (Newa script)
• ସମଯ (Odia script)
• ꢱꢪꢫ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆱𑆩𑆪 (Sharada script)
• 𑖭𑖦𑖧 (Siddham script)
• සමය (Sinhalese script)
• 𑪁𑩴𑩻 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚨𑚢𑚣 (Takri script)
• ஸமய (Tamil script)
• సమయ (Telugu script)
• สมย (Thai script)
• ས་མ་ཡ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒮𑒧𑒨 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨰𑨢𑨪 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From the root समि (sami) or from सम्- (sam-) +‎ अय (ayá), the latter a variant of इ (i, “to go”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /sɐ.mɐ.jɐ́/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈs̪ɐ.mɐ.jɐ/

Noun

समय • (samayá) stem, m

1. coming together, meeting or a place of meeting
2. sexual intercourse with
3. coming to a mutual understanding, agreement, compact, covenant, treaty, contract, arrangement, engagement, stipulation, conditions of agreement, terms
4. convention, conventional rule or usage, established custom, law, rule, practice, observance
5. order, direction, precept, doctrine
6. (rhetoric) the conventional meaning or scope of a word
7. appointed or proper time, right moment for doing anything, opportunity, occasion, time, season
8. juncture, circumstances
9. an ordeal
10. sign, hint, indication
11. demonstrated conclusion
12. limit, boundary
13. solemn address, harangue, speech, declaration
14. (grammar) a Vedic passage which is the repetition of another one
15. (drama) end of trouble or distress
16. name of a son of dharma
17. (with śāktas) name of the author of a mantra

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of समय (samayá)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	समयः samayáḥ	समयौ / समया¹ samayaú / samayā́¹	समयाः / समयासः¹ samayā́ḥ / samayā́saḥ¹
Vocative	समय sámaya	समयौ / समया¹ sámayau / sámayā¹	समयाः / समयासः¹ sámayāḥ / sámayāsaḥ¹
Accusative	समयम् samayám	समयौ / समया¹ samayaú / samayā́¹	समयान् samayā́n
Instrumental	समयेन samayéna	समयाभ्याम् samayā́bhyām	समयैः / समयेभिः¹ samayaíḥ / samayébhiḥ¹
Dative	समयाय samayā́ya	समयाभ्याम् samayā́bhyām	समयेभ्यः samayébhyaḥ
Ablative	समयात् samayā́t	समयाभ्याम् samayā́bhyām	समयेभ्यः samayébhyaḥ
Genitive	समयस्य samayásya	समययोः samayáyoḥ	समयानाम् samayā́nām
Locative	समये samayé	समययोः samayáyoḥ	समयेषु samayéṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• → Awadhi: समय (samay, “time”) (learned)
• → Hindi: समय (samay, “time; hours”) (learned)
• → Nepali: समय (samaya, “time; schedule, hours; chance”) (learned)
• → Old Javanese: samaya (“agreement, promise; meeting; time, season; convention, law, practice, doctrine”)
  • Javanese: ꦱꦼꦩꦪ (semaya, “to postpone, to delay”)
    • → Indonesian: sêmaya (“to postpone, to delay”)
  • → Balinese: ᬲᬵᬫᬬ (semaya, “agreement, alliance, fate”)
  • → Tagalog: samaya (“accomplice in intrigue”)
• Pali: samaya (“time, occasion”)
  • → Burmese: သမယ (sa.ma.ya.)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “समय”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1153.