ساہمنا

Punjabi

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀁𑀫𑀼𑀳 (saṃmuha), from Sanskrit सम्मुख (sammukha, “facing”). The expected form is سامُہَݨا (sāmuhaṇā), which has been obscured by this popularized spelling.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /saː˩˥m.mə.ɳaː/

Noun

ساہْمݨا • (sāhmṇā) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਸਾਮਹਣਾ or ਸਾਮ੍ਹਣਾ)

  1. front, frontage, facade
  2. encounter, confrontation, meeting
  3. opposition

Synonyms

  • (confrontation): مُقابلَہ (muqāblah)

Derived terms

  • ساہمݨا کَرْݨا (sāhmṇā karṇā, “oppose”, verb)
  • ساہْمݨے (sāhmṇe, “opposite”, adverb)

Adjective

ساہْمݨا • (sāhmṇā) (Gurmukhi spelling ਸਾਮਹਣਾ or ਸਾਮ੍ਹਣਾ)

  1. opposite
  2. in front, frontal

Declension

Declension of ساہمنا
masculine feminine
singular plural singular plural
direct ساہْمݨا (sāmhṇā) ساہْمݨے (sāmhṇe) ساہْمݨی (sāmhṇī) ساہْمݨِیاں (sāmhṇiyāṉ)
oblique ساہْمݨے (sāmhṇe) ساہْمݨیاں (sāmhṇeyāṉ) ساہْمݨی (sāmhṇī) ساہْمݨِیاں (sāmhṇiyāṉ)
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