संभव

Hindi

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit सम्भव (sambhava).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /səm.bʱəʋ/, [sɐ̃m.bʱɐʋ]

Adjective

संभव • (sambhav) (indeclinable)

  1. possible
    Antonym: असंभव (asambhav)

Derived terms

  • संभवता (sambhavtā)

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘭𑘽𑘥𑘪 (saṃbhava), from Prakrit 𑀲𑀁𑀪𑀯 (saṃbhava), from Sanskrit सम्भव (sambhava)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /səm.bʱəʋ/
  • Rhymes: -əʋ
  • Hyphenation: सं‧भव

Adjective

संभव • (sambhav)

  1. possible
    Synonyms: शक्य (śakya) ( most common), साध्य (sādhya)
    Antonyms: असंभव (asambhav), अशक्य (aśakya)
  2. likelihood of occurrence
    Synonym: शक्यता (śakyatā)
  • संभवणे (sambhavṇe)
  • संभवतः (sambhavtaḥ)
  • संभवनीय (sambhavnīy)

Proper noun

संभव • (sambhavm

  1. a male given name from Sanskrit

References

  • Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “संभव”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
  • दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “संभव”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ)