समास

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit समास (samāsa).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /sə.mɑːs/, [sɐ.mäːs]

Noun

समास • (samās) m (Urdu spelling سماس)

  1. combination, composition
  2. (grammar) a compound word

Declension

Declension of समास (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct समास
samās 		समास
samās
oblique समास
samās 		समासों
samāsõ
vocative समास
samās 		समासो
samāso

References

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts
  • samāsa (Latin script)
  • 𑀲𑀫𑀸𑀲 (Brahmi script)
  • সমাস (Bengali script)
  • සමාස (Sinhalese script)
  • သမာသ or သမႃသ (Burmese script)
  • สมาส or สะมาสะ (Thai script)
  • ᩈᨾᩣᩈ (Tai Tham script)
  • ສມາສ or ສະມາສະ (Lao script)
  • សមាស (Khmer script)
  • 𑄥𑄟𑄂𑄥 (Chakma script)

Noun

समास m

  1. Devanagari script form of samāsa

Declension

Declension table of "समास" (masculine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)समासो (samāso)समासा (samāsā)
Accusative (second)समासं (samāsaṃ)समासे (samāse)
Instrumental (third)समासेन (samāsena)समासेहि (samāsehi) or समासेभि (samāsebhi)
Dative (fourth)समासस्स (samāsassa) or समासाय (samāsāya) or समासत्थं (samāsatthaṃ)समासानं (samāsānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)समासस्मा (samāsasmā) or समासम्हा (samāsamhā) or समासा (samāsā)समासेहि (samāsehi) or समासेभि (samāsebhi)
Genitive (sixth)समासस्स (samāsassa)समासानं (samāsānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)समासस्मिं (samāsasmiṃ) or समासम्हि (samāsamhi) or समासे (samāse)समासेसु (samāsesu)
Vocative (calling)समास (samāsa)समासा (samāsā)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts
  • সমাস (Assamese script)
  • ᬲᬫᬵᬲ (Balinese script)
  • সমাস (Bengali script)
  • 𑰭𑰦𑰯𑰭 (Bhaiksuki script)
  • 𑀲𑀫𑀸𑀲 (Brahmi script)
  • သမာသ (Burmese script)
  • સમાસ (Gujarati script)
  • ਸਮਾਸ (Gurmukhi script)
  • 𑌸𑌮𑌾𑌸 (Grantha script)
  • ꦱꦩꦴꦱ (Javanese script)
  • 𑂮𑂧𑂰𑂮 (Kaithi script)
  • ಸಮಾಸ (Kannada script)
  • សមាស (Khmer script)
  • ສມາສ (Lao script)
  • സമാസ (Malayalam script)
  • ᠰᠠᠮᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᠰ᠌ᠠ (Manchu script)
  • 𑘭𑘦𑘰𑘭 (Modi script)
  • ᠰᠠᠮᠠᢗᠰᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
  • 𑧍𑧆𑧑𑧍 (Nandinagari script)
  • 𑐳𑐩𑐵𑐳 (Newa script)
  • ସମାସ (Odia script)
  • ꢱꢪꢵꢱ (Saurashtra script)
  • 𑆱𑆩𑆳𑆱 (Sharada script)
  • 𑖭𑖦𑖯𑖭 (Siddham script)
  • සමාස (Sinhalese script)
  • 𑪁𑩴𑩛𑪁 (Soyombo script)
  • 𑚨𑚢𑚭𑚨 (Takri script)
  • ஸமாஸ (Tamil script)
  • సమాస (Telugu script)
  • สมาส (Thai script)
  • ས་མཱ་ས (Tibetan script)
  • 𑒮𑒧𑒰𑒮 (Tirhuta script)
  • 𑨰𑨢𑨊𑨰 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From सम्- (sam-) +‎ आस (āsa).

Pronunciation

Noun

समास • (samāsa) stem, m

  1. throwing or putting together, aggregation, conjunction, combination, connection, union, totality
  2. succinctness, conciseness, condensation
  3. (grammar) composition of words, a compound word (of which there are 6 kinds according to native grammarians, viz. dvaṃdva, bahuvrīhi, karmadhāraya, tatpuruṣa, dvigu, and avyayībhāva, an improper compound is called asthānasamāsa)
  4. euphonic combination
    Synonym: संधि (saṃdhi)
  5. (astronomy) a particular circle
  6. composition of differences, reconciliation
    Synonym: समर्थन (samarthana)
  7. the part of a śloka given for completion
    Synonym: समस्या (samasyā)
  8. abiding together, connection

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of समास
singular dual plural
nominative समासः (samāsaḥ) समासौ (samāsau)
समासा¹ (samāsā¹) 		समासाः (samāsāḥ)
समासासः¹ (samāsāsaḥ¹)
accusative समासम् (samāsam) समासौ (samāsau)
समासा¹ (samāsā¹) 		समासान् (samāsān)
instrumental समासेन (samāsena) समासाभ्याम् (samāsābhyām) समासैः (samāsaiḥ)
समासेभिः¹ (samāsebhiḥ¹)
dative समासाय (samāsāya) समासाभ्याम् (samāsābhyām) समासेभ्यः (samāsebhyaḥ)
ablative समासात् (samāsāt) समासाभ्याम् (samāsābhyām) समासेभ्यः (samāsebhyaḥ)
genitive समासस्य (samāsasya) समासयोः (samāsayoḥ) समासानाम् (samāsānām)
locative समासे (samāse) समासयोः (samāsayoḥ) समासेषु (samāseṣu)
vocative समास (samāsa) समासौ (samāsau)
समासा¹ (samāsā¹) 		समासाः (samāsāḥ)
समासासः¹ (samāsāsaḥ¹)
  • ¹Vedic

Descendants

  • Pali: samāsa
  • Prakrit: 𑀲𑀫𑀸𑀲 (samāsa)
  • → Hindustani: (learned)
    Hindi: समास (samās)
    Urdu: سماس (samās)
  • → Telugu: సమాసము (samāsamu)

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