असंभव
Hindi
Alternative forms
- असम्भव (asambhav)
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit असम्भव (asambhava); by surface analysis, अ- (a-, “a-, non-”) + संभव (sambhav, “possible”).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /ə.səm.bʱəʋ/, [ɐ.sɐ̃m.bʱɐʋ]
Adjective
असंभव • (asambhav) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling اسمبھو)
Marathi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit असम्भव (asambhava). First attested as Old Marathi 𑘀𑘭𑘽𑘥𑘪𑘲𑘧 (asaṃbhavīya). By surface analysis, अ- (a-, “non-”) + संभव (sambhav, “possible”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ə.səm.bʱəʋ/
- Rhymes: -əʋ
- Hyphenation: अ‧सं‧भव
Adjective
असंभव • (asambhav) (indeclinable)
Derived terms
- असंभाव्यता (asambhāvyatā)
References
- दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “असंभव”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ)