असंभव

Hindi

Alternative forms

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)

  1. impossible
    Synonym: नामुमकिन (nāmumkin)
    Antonyms: संभव (sambhav), मुमकिन (mumkin)
  2. inconceivable, unlikely

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)

  1. impossible
    Synonym: अशक्य (aśakya)
    Antonyms: संभव (sambhav), शक्य (śakya), साध्य (sādhya)
  2. unlikely

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)