समा

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• samā (Latin script)
• 𑀲𑀫𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• সমা (Bengali script)
• සමා (Sinhalese script)
• သမာ or သမႃ (Burmese script)
• สมา or สะมา (Thai script)
• ᩈᨾᩣ (Tai Tham script)
• ສມາ or ສະມາ (Lao script)
• សមា (Khmer script)
• 𑄥𑄟𑄂 (Chakma script)

Noun

समा f

1. Devanagari script form of samā

Declension

Declension table of "समा" (feminine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	समा (samā)	समायो (samāyo) or समा (samā)
Accusative (second)	समं (samaṃ)	समायो (samāyo) or समा (samā)
Instrumental (third)	समाय (samāya)	समाहि (samāhi) or समाभि (samābhi)
Dative (fourth)	समाय (samāya)	समानं (samānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	समाय (samāya)	समाहि (samāhi) or समाभि (samābhi)
Genitive (sixth)	समाय (samāya)	समानं (samānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	समाय (samāya) or समायं (samāyaṃ)	समासु (samāsu)
Vocative (calling)	समे (same)	समायो (samāyo) or समा (samā)

Adjective

समा (samā)

1. masculine/neuter ablative singular of सम (sama), Devanagari script form of sama
2. masculine nominative/vocative plural of सम (sama), Devanagari script form of sama
3. feminine nominative singular/plural of सम (sama), Devanagari script form of sama
4. feminine accusative/vocative plural of सम (sama), Devanagari script form of sama

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 (hâmin), Welsh haf (“summer”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /sɐ́.mɑː/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈs̪ɐ.mɑː/

Noun

समा • (sámā) stem, f

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

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of समा (sámā)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	समा sámā	समे sáme	समाः sámāḥ
Vocative	समे sáme	समे sáme	समाः sámāḥ
Accusative	समाम् sámām	समे sáme	समाः sámāḥ
Instrumental	समया / समा¹ sámayā / sámā¹	समाभ्याम् sámābhyām	समाभिः sámābhiḥ
Dative	समायै sámāyai	समाभ्याम् sámābhyām	समाभ्यः sámābhyaḥ
Ablative	समायाः / समायै² sámāyāḥ / sámāyai²	समाभ्याम् sámābhyām	समाभ्यः sámābhyaḥ
Genitive	समायाः / समायै² sámāyāḥ / sámāyai²	समयोः sámayoḥ	समानाम् sámānām
Locative	समायाम् sámāyām	समयोः sámayoḥ	समासु sámāsu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Brāhmaṇas

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “समा”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1153/2.