समान

See also: सामने, सुम्न, सामन्, सामना, and सामान

Hindi

Etymology

From Sanskrit समान (samāna).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [s̪əˈmã(ː)n̪]

Adjective

समान • (samān) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling سمان)

1. similar
2. equal
3. identical, alike

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit समान (samāna).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sə.man/

Adjective

समान • (samān)

1. similar

   Synonym: सारखे (sārkhe)

2. equivalent, equal

   Synonym: तुल्य (tulya)

3. identical, alike
4. analogical

   Synonym: सादृश्य (sādŕśya)

References

• Berntsen, Maxine, “समान”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• সমান (Assamese script)
• ᬲᬫᬵᬦ (Balinese script)
• সমান (Bengali script)
• 𑰭𑰦𑰯𑰡 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀲𑀫𑀸𑀦 (Brahmi script)
• သမာန (Burmese script)
• સમાન (Gujarati script)
• ਸਮਾਨ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌸𑌮𑌾𑌨 (Grantha script)
• ꦱꦩꦴꦤ (Javanese script)
• 𑂮𑂧𑂰𑂢 (Kaithi script)
• ಸಮಾನ (Kannada script)
• សមាន (Khmer script)
• ສມານ (Lao script)
• സമാന (Malayalam script)
• ᠰᠠᠮᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᠨᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘭𑘦𑘰𑘡 (Modi script)
• ᠰᠠᠮᠠᢗᠨᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧍𑧆𑧑𑧁 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐳𑐩𑐵𑐣 (Newa script)
• ସମାନ (Odia script)
• ꢱꢪꢵꢥ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆱𑆩𑆳𑆤 (Sharada script)
• 𑖭𑖦𑖯𑖡 (Siddham script)
• සමාන (Sinhalese script)
• 𑪁𑩴𑩛𑩯 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚨𑚢𑚭𑚝 (Takri script)
• ஸமாந (Tamil script)
• సమాన (Telugu script)
• สมาน (Thai script)
• ས་མཱ་ན (Tibetan script)
• 𑒮𑒧𑒰𑒢 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨰𑨢𑨊𑨝 (Zanabazar Square script)

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /sɐ.mɑː.nɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /s̪ɐˈmɑː.n̪ɐ/

Etymology 1

Noun

समान • (samāna) stem, m

1. one of the five vital airs (that which circulates about the navel and is essential to digestion; personified as a son of Sādhya)

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of समान (samāna)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	समानः samānaḥ	समानौ / समाना¹ samānau / samānā¹	समानाः / समानासः¹ samānāḥ / samānāsaḥ¹
Vocative	समान samāna	समानौ / समाना¹ samānau / samānā¹	समानाः / समानासः¹ samānāḥ / samānāsaḥ¹
Accusative	समानम् samānam	समानौ / समाना¹ samānau / samānā¹	समानान् samānān
Instrumental	समानेन samānena	समानाभ्याम् samānābhyām	समानैः / समानेभिः¹ samānaiḥ / samānebhiḥ¹
Dative	समानाय samānāya	समानाभ्याम् samānābhyām	समानेभ्यः samānebhyaḥ
Ablative	समानात् samānāt	समानाभ्याम् samānābhyām	समानेभ्यः samānebhyaḥ
Genitive	समानस्य samānasya	समानयोः samānayoḥ	समानानाम् samānānām
Locative	समाने samāne	समानयोः samānayoḥ	समानेषु samāneṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Etymology 2

From स- (sa-, “same”) +‎ मान (māna, “measure”).

Adjective

समान • (samāna)

1. same, identical, alike, common, equal
2. similar, uniform, moderate
3. holding the middle between two extremes
4. having the same place or organ of utterance
5. having the same measure

Descendants

• → Hindi: समान (samān)
• → Kannada: ಸಮಾನ (samāna)
• → Marathi: समान (samān)
• → Tamil: சமமான (camamāṉa)
• → Telugu: సమానము (samānamu)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “समान”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1154/2.
• Monier Williams (1899) “समान”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1160/1.
• Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎^[1] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 704-705