Urdu

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀁𑀩𑀼𑀚𑁆𑀛𑀤𑀺 (saṃbujjhadi), from Sanskrit सम्बुध्यते (sambudhyate). Cognate with Punjabi ਸਮਝਣਾ (samjhaṇā) / سَمجھݨا (samjhṇā), Gujarati સમજવું (samajvũ), Marathi समजणे (samajṇe).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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سَمَجْھنَا (samajhnā) (Hindi spelling समझना)

  1. to understand
  2. to comprehend
  3. to perceive
  4. to think

Conjugation

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  • Note: The second-person polite form آپ (āp) (āp) uses the third-person plural conjugation.

References

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  • Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “سمجهـ”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary‎, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “saṁbudhyatē”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press