ਸਾਮ੍ਹਣਾ

Punjabi

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀁𑀫𑀼𑀳 (saṃmuha), from Sanskrit सम्मुख (sammukha, “facing”).

Alternative forms

  • ਸਾਮਹਣਾ (sāmhaṇā)
  • ਸਾਹਮਣਾ (sāhmaṇā)

Noun

ਸਾਮ੍ਹਣਾ • (sāmhṇā) m (Shahmukhi spelling سامہݨا)

  1. front, frontage, facade
  2. encounter, confrontation, meeting
  3. opposition
Synonyms
  • (confrontation): ਮੁਕਾਬਲਾ (mukāblā)
Derived terms
  • ਸਾਮ੍ਹਣਾ ਕਰਨਾ (sāmhṇā karnā, “oppose”, verb)
  • ਸਾਮ੍ਹਣੇ (sāmhṇe, “opposite”, adverb)

Adjective

ਸਾਮ੍ਹਣਾ • (sāmhṇā) (Shahmukhi spelling سامہݨا)

  1. opposite
  2. in front, frontal
Declension
Declension of ਸਾਮ੍ਹਣਾ
masculine feminine
singular plural singular plural
direct ਸਾਮ੍ਹਣਾ (sāmhṇā) ਸਾਮ੍ਹਣੇ (sāmhṇe) ਸਾਮ੍ਹਣੀ (sāmhṇī) ਸਾਮ੍ਹਣੀਆਂ (sāmhṇīā̃)
oblique ਸਾਮ੍ਹਣੇ (sāmhṇe) ਸਾਮ੍ਹਣਿਆਂ (sāmhṇiā̃) ਸਾਮ੍ਹਣੀ (sāmhṇī) ਸਾਮ੍ਹਣੀਆਂ (sāmhṇīā̃)

Etymology 2

Verb

ਸਾਮ੍ਹਣਾ • (sāmhṇā) (Shahmukhi spelling سامھݨا)

  1. (dialectal) alternative form of ਸਾਂਭਣਾ (sāmbhṇā)

Further reading

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