समा

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *sámaH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *sámaH, from Proto-Indo-European *semH-. Cognate with Old Armenian ամ (am, year), English summer, Persian هامین (hamîn) and Welsh haf (summer).

Pronunciation

Noun

समा (sámā) f

  1. season
  2. weather
  3. year
  4. half year

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of समा
Nom. sg. समा (samā)
Gen. sg. समायाः (samāyāḥ)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative समा (samā) समे (same) समाः (samāḥ)
Vocative समे (same) समे (same) समाः (samāḥ)
Accusative समाम् (samām) समे (same) समाः (samāḥ)
Instrumental समया (samayā) समाभ्याम् (samābhyām) समाभिः (samābhiḥ)
Dative समायै (samāyai) समाभ्याम् (samābhyām) समाभ्यः (samābhyaḥ)
Ablative समायाः (samāyāḥ) समाभ्याम् (samābhyām) समाभ्यः (samābhyaḥ)
Genitive समायाः (samāyāḥ) समयोः (samayoḥ) समानाम् (samānām)
Locative समायाम् (samāyām) समयोः (samayoḥ) समासु (samāsu)

References

  • Sir Monier Monier-Williams (1898) A Sanskrit-English dictionary etymologically and philologically arranged with special reference to cognate Indo-European languages, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 1153/2
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