समा
Pali
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Noun
समा f
- Devanagari script form of samā
Declension
Declension table of "समा" (feminine)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | समा (samā) | समायो (samāyo) or समा (samā) |
| Accusative (second) | समं (samaṃ) | समायो (samāyo) or समा (samā) |
| Instrumental (third) | समाय (samāya) | समाहि (samāhi) or समाभि (samābhi) |
| Dative (fourth) | समाय (samāya) | समानं (samānaṃ) |
| Ablative (fifth) | समाय (samāya) | समाहि (samāhi) or समाभि (samābhi) |
| Genitive (sixth) | समाय (samāya) | समानं (samānaṃ) |
| Locative (seventh) | समाय (samāya) or समायं (samāyaṃ) | समासु (samāsu) |
| Vocative (calling) | समे (same) | समायो (samāyo) or समा (samā) |
Adjective
समा (samā)
- masculine/neuter ablative singular of सम (sama), Devanagari script form of sama
- masculine nominative/vocative plural of सम (sama), Devanagari script form of sama
- feminine nominative singular/plural of सम (sama), Devanagari script form of sama
- feminine accusative/vocative plural of सम (sama), Devanagari script form of sama
Sanskrit
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-Aryan *sámaH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *sámaH, from Proto-Indo-European *semH-. Cognate with Avestan 𐬵𐬀𐬨 (ham), Old Armenian ամ (am, “year”), English summer, Persian هامین (hâmin), Welsh haf (“summer”).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /sɐ́.mɑː/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /s̪ɐ.mɑː/
Noun
समा • (sámā) stem, f
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | समा (sámā) | समे (sáme) | समाः (sámāḥ) |
| accusative | समाम् (sámām) | समे (sáme) | समाः (sámāḥ) |
| instrumental | समया (sámayā) समा¹ (sámā¹) |
समाभ्याम् (sámābhyām) | समाभिः (sámābhiḥ) |
| dative | समायै (sámāyai) | समाभ्याम् (sámābhyām) | समाभ्यः (sámābhyaḥ) |
| ablative | समायाः (sámāyāḥ) समायै² (sámāyai²) |
समाभ्याम् (sámābhyām) | समाभ्यः (sámābhyaḥ) |
| genitive | समायाः (sámāyāḥ) समायै² (sámāyai²) |
समयोः (sámayoḥ) | समानाम् (sámānām) |
| locative | समायाम् (sámāyām) | समयोः (sámayoḥ) | समासु (sámāsu) |
| vocative | समे (sáme) | समे (sáme) | समाः (sámāḥ) |
- ¹Vedic
- ²Brāhmaṇas
References
- Monier Williams (1899) “समा”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1153/2.