सिमटना

Hindi

Alternative forms

  • सिमिटना (simiṭnā)regional or obsolete

Etymology

Hindi verb set
सिमटना (simaṭnā)
समेटना (sameṭnā)

    Inherited from Prakrit 𑀲𑀁𑀯𑀝𑁆𑀝𑁂𑀇 (saṃvaṭṭei, to collect in one place), from Sanskrit संवर्तयति (saṃvartayati), from the root संवृत् (saṃvṛt), from सं- (saṃ-) +‎ वृत् (vṛt).[1]

    See समेटना (sameṭnā) for a another potential etymology.

    Pronunciation

    • (Delhi) IPA(key): /sɪ.məʈ.nɑː/, [sɪ.mɐʈ.näː]

    Verb

    सिमटना • (simaṭnā) (intransitive)[2][3]

    1. to gather, collect, accumulate
    2. to contract, draw in
    3. to crumple

    Conjugation

    References

    1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “saṁvēṣṭayati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 754
    2. ^ McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “सिमटना”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
    3. ^ Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “सिमटना”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha