شمشان
Urdu
Etymology
From Sanskrit श्मशान (śmaśāná).
Noun
شمشان • (śamśān) m (Hindi spelling श्मशान)
- crematorium
- burning-ground
- cemetery
- burial ground
- sepulchre
- a place where corpses are burnt or buried
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | شَمْشان (śamśān) | شَمْشان (śamśān) |
| oblique | شَمْشان (śamśān) | شَمْشانوں (śamśānõ) |
| vocative | شَمْشان (śamśān) | شَمْشانو (śamśāno) |
Synonyms
- (less common) مرگھٹ (marghaṭ)
See also
- شمشانواسی (śamśān-vāsī)
References
- John T. Platts (18 August 2012 (last accessed)) “A Dictionary of Urdu, Classical Hindi, and English”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)[1]