समा

Pali

Alternative forms

Noun

समा f

  1. Devanagari script form of samā

Declension

Adjective

समा (samā)

  1. masculine/neuter ablative singular of सम (sama), Devanagari script form of sama
  2. masculine nominative/vocative plural of सम (sama), Devanagari script form of sama
  3. feminine nominative singular/plural of सम (sama), Devanagari script form of sama
  4. 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

Noun

समा • (sámā) stemf

  1. season
  2. weather
  3. year
  4. half year

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of समा
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

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