साम

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /sɑːm/, [sä̃ːm]

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Sanskrit सामन् (sāman).

Noun

साम • (sām) m (Urdu spelling سام)

1. a hymn
2. a particular kind of sacred text or verse that is to be chanted

Declension

Declension of साम (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	साम sām	साम sām
oblique	साम sām	सामों sāmõ
vocative	साम sām	सामो sāmo

Etymology 2

Inherited from Sanskrit शम्ब (śamba).

Noun

साम • (sām) m (Urdu spelling سام)

1. a ferule (on an axle, or a handle)
2. bushing, bush
3. a weapon

Declension

Declension of साम (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	साम sām	साम sām
oblique	साम sām	सामों sāmõ
vocative	साम sām	सामो sāmo

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “साम”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Platts, John T. (1884) “साम”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• সাম (Assamese script)
• ᬲᬵᬫ (Balinese script)
• সাম (Bengali script)
• 𑰭𑰯𑰦 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀲𑀸𑀫 (Brahmi script)
• သာမ (Burmese script)
• સામ (Gujarati script)
• ਸਾਮ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌸𑌾𑌮 (Grantha script)
• ꦱꦴꦩ (Javanese script)
• 𑂮𑂰𑂧 (Kaithi script)
• ಸಾಮ (Kannada script)
• សាម (Khmer script)
• ສາມ (Lao script)
• സാമ (Malayalam script)
• ᠰᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᠮᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘭𑘰𑘦 (Modi script)
• ᠰᠠᢗᠮᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧍𑧑𑧆 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐳𑐵𑐩 (Newa script)
• ସାମ (Odia script)
• ꢱꢵꢪ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆱𑆳𑆩 (Sharada script)
• 𑖭𑖯𑖦 (Siddham script)
• සාම (Sinhalese script)
• 𑪁𑩛𑩴 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚨𑚭𑚢 (Takri script)
• ஸாம (Tamil script)
• సామ (Telugu script)
• สาม (Thai script)
• སཱ་མ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒮𑒰𑒧 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨰𑨊𑨢 (Zanabazar Square script)

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /sɑː.mɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈs̪ɑː.mɐ/

Etymology 1

Vṛddhi derivative of सम (samá).

Noun

साम • (sāma) stem, n

1. likeness, similarity

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of साम (sāma)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	सामम् sāmam	सामे sāme	सामानि / सामा¹ sāmāni / sāmā¹
Vocative	साम sāma	सामे sāme	सामानि / सामा¹ sāmāni / sāmā¹
Accusative	सामम् sāmam	सामे sāme	सामानि / सामा¹ sāmāni / sāmā¹
Instrumental	सामेन sāmena	सामाभ्याम् sāmābhyām	सामैः / सामेभिः¹ sāmaiḥ / sāmebhiḥ¹
Dative	सामाय sāmāya	सामाभ्याम् sāmābhyām	सामेभ्यः sāmebhyaḥ
Ablative	सामात् sāmāt	सामाभ्याम् sāmābhyām	सामेभ्यः sāmebhyaḥ
Genitive	सामस्य sāmasya	सामयोः sāmayoḥ	सामानाम् sāmānām
Locative	सामे sāme	सामयोः sāmayoḥ	सामेषु sāmeṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Adjective

साम • (sāma) stem

1. undigested, crude, not sufficiently prepared or matured (a morbid state of the humours)

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of साम (sāma)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	सामः sāmaḥ	सामौ / सामा¹ sāmau / sāmā¹	सामाः / सामासः¹ sāmāḥ / sāmāsaḥ¹
Vocative	साम sāma	सामौ / सामा¹ sāmau / sāmā¹	सामाः / सामासः¹ sāmāḥ / sāmāsaḥ¹
Accusative	सामम् sāmam	सामौ / सामा¹ sāmau / sāmā¹	सामान् sāmān
Instrumental	सामेन sāmena	सामाभ्याम् sāmābhyām	सामैः / सामेभिः¹ sāmaiḥ / sāmebhiḥ¹
Dative	सामाय sāmāya	सामाभ्याम् sāmābhyām	सामेभ्यः sāmebhyaḥ
Ablative	सामात् sāmāt	सामाभ्याम् sāmābhyām	सामेभ्यः sāmebhyaḥ
Genitive	सामस्य sāmasya	सामयोः sāmayoḥ	सामानाम् sāmānām
Locative	सामे sāme	सामयोः sāmayoḥ	सामेषु sāmeṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Feminine ā-stem declension of सामा (sāmā)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	सामा sāmā	सामे sāme	सामाः sāmāḥ
Vocative	सामे sāme	सामे sāme	सामाः sāmāḥ
Accusative	सामाम् sāmām	सामे sāme	सामाः sāmāḥ
Instrumental	सामया / सामा¹ sāmayā / sāmā¹	सामाभ्याम् sāmābhyām	सामाभिः sāmābhiḥ
Dative	सामायै sāmāyai	सामाभ्याम् sāmābhyām	सामाभ्यः sāmābhyaḥ
Ablative	सामायाः / सामायै² sāmāyāḥ / sāmāyai²	सामाभ्याम् sāmābhyām	सामाभ्यः sāmābhyaḥ
Genitive	सामायाः / सामायै² sāmāyāḥ / sāmāyai²	सामयोः sāmayoḥ	सामानाम् sāmānām
Locative	सामायाम् sāmāyām	सामयोः sāmayoḥ	सामासु sāmāsu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter a-stem declension of साम (sāma)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	सामम् sāmam	सामे sāme	सामानि / सामा¹ sāmāni / sāmā¹
Vocative	साम sāma	सामे sāme	सामानि / सामा¹ sāmāni / sāmā¹
Accusative	सामम् sāmam	सामे sāme	सामानि / सामा¹ sāmāni / sāmā¹
Instrumental	सामेन sāmena	सामाभ्याम् sāmābhyām	सामैः / सामेभिः¹ sāmaiḥ / sāmebhiḥ¹
Dative	सामाय sāmāya	सामाभ्याम् sāmābhyām	सामेभ्यः sāmebhyaḥ
Ablative	सामात् sāmāt	सामाभ्याम् sāmābhyām	सामेभ्यः sāmebhyaḥ
Genitive	सामस्य sāmasya	सामयोः sāmayoḥ	सामानाम् sāmānām
Locative	सामे sāme	सामयोः sāmayoḥ	सामेषु sāmeṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

साम • (sāma) stem, n

1. Combining form of सामन् (sāman)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “साम”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1204.

Yamphu

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sam/

Noun

साम (sām)

1. root

References

• “साम”, in याम्फु - नेपाली - अङ्ग्रेजी शब्दकोश (Yamphu - Nepali - English Dictionary), Nepal: SIL International, 2019.