Hindi

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Etymology

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Hindi verb set
सिमटना (simaṭnā)
समेटना (sameṭnā)

    Transitive form of सिमटना (simaṭnā), reflecting an earlier form with the root *samiṭ-; see there for more.

    Perhaps influenced by Sanskrit संवेष्टयति (saṃveṣṭayati, to wrap up, wind around), but it lacks the expected aspiration.[1]

    Pronunciation

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    • (Delhi) IPA(key): /sə.meːʈ.nɑː/, [sɐ.meːʈ.näː]

    Verb

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    समेटना (sameṭnā) (transitive, Urdu spelling سمیٹنا)

    1. to gather together, accumulate
      Synonym: इकट्ठा करना (ikaṭṭhā karnā)
      लोग समेटनाlog sameṭnāto gather people, to bring people together
      समेट देनाsameṭ denāto gather (for someone else)
      समेट लेनाsameṭ lenāto gather (for onself)
    2. to wrap up, bundle
      Synonym: लपेटना (lapeṭnā)
      बिस्तर समेटनाbistar sameṭnāto wrap up a blanket

    Conjugation

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    References

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    1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “saṁvēṣṭayati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

    Further reading

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