See also: सम, सम्, and सं-

Hindi

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Alternative forms

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  • सं- (san-)before consonants

Etymology

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Borrowed from Sanskrit सम्- (sam-), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *sam-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *sam-, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *som- (together, wholly).

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /səm/, [sɐ̃m]

Prefix

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सम्- (sam-)

  1. with, together with, con-, co-
  2. intensifier; fully, wholly
    सम्- (sam-) + ‎पूर्ण (pūrṇ, full) → ‎संपूर्ण (sampūrṇ, complete)

Usage notes

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Before consonants, सं- (san-, sam-) is preferred. Before -म्- (-m-), either सं- (sam-) or सम्- (sam-) can be used.

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Sanskrit

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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    Inherited from Proto-Indo-Aryan *sam-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *sam-, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *som- (together, wholly). Compare Middle Persian hm (ham-), Persian همـ (ham-) and Ancient Greek σύν (sún, with, in company with, together with) (whence English syn-). Compare also English same, some.

    Pronunciation

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    Prefix

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    सम्- (sam-)

    1. with, together with, along with, together, altogether

    Derived terms

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    References

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    • Monier Williams (1899) “सम्-”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, [], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1152/1.
    • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[1] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 702-3