समाँ

Hindi

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Sanskrit समय (samaya, “time”), through Prakrit 𑀲𑀫𑀅 (samaa). Doublet of समय (samay).

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /sə.mɑ̃ː/, [sɐ.mä̃ː]

Noun

समाँ • (samā̃) m (Urdu spelling سماں‎)

  1. time, weather, period (of time, history)
  2. opportunity
  3. (figurative) environment, view, scenery

Declension

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References
  • McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “समाँ”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
  • Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “समाँ”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
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