Hindi edit

Etymology edit

Semi-learned borrowing from Sanskrit समय (samaya, time), through Prakrit 𑀲𑀫𑀅 (samaa). Doublet of समय (samay).

Pronunciation edit

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /sə.mɑ̃ː/, [sɐ.mä̃ː]

Noun edit

समाँ (samā̃m (Urdu spelling سماں)

  1. time, weather, period (of time, history)
  2. opportunity
  3. (figurative) environment, view, scenery

Declension edit

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