समास
Hindi
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /sə.mɑːs/, [sɐ.mäːs]
Declension
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “समास”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Platts, John T. (1884) “समास”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
Pali
Alternative forms
Declension
Declension table of "समास" (masculine)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 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)
Noun
समास • (samāsa) stem, m
- throwing or putting together, aggregation, conjunction, combination, connection, union, totality
- succinctness, conciseness, condensation
- (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)
- euphonic combination
- Synonym: संधि (saṃdhi)
- (astronomy) a particular circle
- composition of differences, reconciliation
- Synonym: समर्थन (samarthana)
- the part of a śloka given for completion
- Synonym: समस्या (samasyā)
- abiding together, connection
Declension
| Masculine a-stem declension of समास (samāsa) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | समासः samāsaḥ |
समासौ / समासा¹ samāsau / samāsā¹ |
समासाः / समासासः¹ samāsāḥ / samāsāsaḥ¹ |
| Vocative | समास samāsa |
समासौ / समासा¹ samāsau / samāsā¹ |
समासाः / समासासः¹ samāsāḥ / samāsāsaḥ¹ |
| Accusative | समासम् samāsam |
समासौ / समासा¹ samāsau / samāsā¹ |
समासान् samāsān |
| Instrumental | समासेन samāsena |
समासाभ्याम् samāsābhyām |
समासैः / समासेभिः¹ samāsaiḥ / 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 |
| Notes |
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Descendants
Further reading
- Monier Williams (1899) “समास”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1158.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “samāsa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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