संभव

Hindi

Alternative forms

Etymology

    Learned borrowing from Sanskrit सम्भव (sambhava), from सम्- (sam-) + भ॒व (bhavá).

    Pronunciation

    Adjective

    संभव • (sambhav) (indeclinable)

    1. possible
      Antonym: असंभव (asambhav)

    Marathi

    Etymology

    Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘭𑘽𑘥𑘪 (saṃbhava), from Prakrit 𑀲𑀁𑀪𑀯 (saṃbhava), from Sanskrit सम्भव (sambhava)

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /səm.bʱəʋ/
    • Rhymes: -əʋ
    • Hyphenation: सं‧भव

    Adjective

    संभव • (sambhav)

    1. possible
      Synonyms: शक्य (śakya) ( most common), साध्य (sādhya)
      Antonyms: असंभव (asambhav), अशक्य (aśakya)
    2. likelihood of occurrence
      Synonym: शक्यता (śakyatā)

    Proper noun

    संभव • (sambhavm

    1. a male given name from Sanskrit

    References

    • Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983), “संभव”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
    • दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950), “संभव”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ)