समान
Hindi
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [s̪əˈmã(ː)n̪]
Adjective
समान • (samān) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling سمان)
Marathi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit समान (samāna).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sə.man/
Adjective
समान • (samān)
- similar
- Synonym: सारखे (sārkhe)
- equivalent, equal
- Synonym: तुल्य (tulya)
- identical, alike
- analogical
- Synonym: सादृश्य (sādruśya)
References
- Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “समान”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- সমান (Assamese script)
- ᬲᬫᬵᬦ (Balinese script)
- সমান (Bengali script)
- 𑰭𑰦𑰯𑰡 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀲𑀫𑀸𑀦 (Brahmi script)
- သမာန (Burmese script)
- સમાન (Gujarati script)
- ਸਮਾਨ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌸𑌮𑌾𑌨 (Grantha script)
- ꦱꦩꦴꦤ (Javanese script)
- 𑂮𑂧𑂰𑂢 (Kaithi script)
- ಸಮಾನ (Kannada script)
- សមាន (Khmer script)
- ສມານ (Lao script)
- സമാന (Malayalam script)
- ᠰᠠᠮᠠ᠊ᠠᠨᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘭𑘦𑘰𑘡 (Modi script)
- ᠰᠠᠮᠠᢗᠨᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧍𑧆𑧑𑧁 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐳𑐩𑐵𑐣 (Newa script)
- ସମାନ (Odia script)
- ꢱꢪꢵꢥ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆱𑆩𑆳𑆤 (Sharada script)
- 𑖭𑖦𑖯𑖡 (Siddham script)
- සමාන (Sinhalese script)
- 𑪁𑩴𑩛𑩯 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚨𑚢𑚭𑚝 (Takri script)
- ஸமாந (Tamil script)
- సమాన (Telugu script)
- สมาน (Thai script)
- ས་མཱ་ན (Tibetan script)
- 𑒮𑒧𑒰𑒢 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨰𑨢𑨊𑨝 (Zanabazar Square script)
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /sɐ.mɑː.nɐ/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /s̪ɐ.mɑː.n̪ɐ/
Etymology 1
Noun
समान • (samāna) stem, m
- one of the five vital airs (that which circulates about the navel and is essential to digestion; personified as a son of Sādhya)
Declension
singular | dual | plural | |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | समानः (samānaḥ) | समानौ (samānau) समाना¹ (samānā¹) |
समानाः (samānāḥ) समानासः¹ (samānāsaḥ¹) |
accusative | समानम् (samānam) | समानौ (samānau) समाना¹ (samānā¹) |
समानान् (samānān) |
instrumental | समानेन (samānena) | समानाभ्याम् (samānābhyām) | समानैः (samānaiḥ) समानेभिः¹ (samānebhiḥ¹) |
dative | समानाय (samānāya) | समानाभ्याम् (samānābhyām) | समानेभ्यः (samānebhyaḥ) |
ablative | समानात् (samānāt) | समानाभ्याम् (samānābhyām) | समानेभ्यः (samānebhyaḥ) |
genitive | समानस्य (samānasya) | समानयोः (samānayoḥ) | समानानाम् (samānānām) |
locative | समाने (samāne) | समानयोः (samānayoḥ) | समानेषु (samāneṣu) |
vocative | समान (samāna) | समानौ (samānau) समाना¹ (samānā¹) |
समानाः (samānāḥ) समानासः¹ (samānāsaḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
Etymology 2
From स- (sa-, “same”) + मान (māna, “measure”).
Adjective
समान • (samāna)
- same, identical, alike, common, equal
- similar, uniform, moderate
- holding the middle between two extremes
- having the same place or organ of utterance
- having the same measure
Descendants
- → Hindi: समान (samān)
- → Kannada: ಸಮಾನ (samāna)
- → Marathi: समान (samān)
- → Tamil: சமமான (camamāṉa)
- → Telugu: సమానము (samānamu)
References
- Monier Williams (1899) “समान”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1154/2.
- Monier Williams (1899) “समान”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1160/1.
- Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan][1] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 704-705