समाँ
Hindi edit
Etymology edit
Semi-learned borrowing from Sanskrit समय (samaya, “time”), through Prakrit 𑀲𑀫𑀅 (samaa). Doublet of समय (samay).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
समाँ • (samā̃) m (Urdu spelling سماں)
- time, weather, period (of time, history)
- opportunity
- (figurative) environment, view, scenery
Declension edit
Declension of समाँ (masc ā̃-stem)
References edit
- 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