समा

Pali

Alternative forms

Noun

समा f

  1. Devanagari script form of samā

Declension

Adjective

समा (samā)

  1. masculine/neuter ablative singular of सम (sama), Devanagari script form of sama
  2. masculine nominative/vocative plural of सम (sama), Devanagari script form of sama
  3. feminine nominative singular/plural of सम (sama), Devanagari script form of sama
  4. feminine accusative/vocative plural of सम (sama), Devanagari script form of sama

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *sámaH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *sámaH, from Proto-Indo-European *semH-. Cognate with Avestan 𐬵𐬀𐬨 (ham), Old Armenian ամ (am, year), English summer, Persian هامین (hâmin), Welsh haf (summer).

Pronunciation

Noun

समा॑ • (sámā) stemf

  1. season
  2. weather
  3. year
  4. half year

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of समा॑
singular dual plural
nominative समा॑ (sámā) समे॑ (sáme) समाः॑ (sámāḥ)
accusative समा॑म् (sámām) समे॑ (sáme) समाः॑ (sámāḥ)
instrumental सम॑या (sámayā)
समा॑¹ (sámā¹)
समा॑भ्याम् (sámābhyām) समा॑भिः (sámābhiḥ)
dative समा॑यै (sámāyai) समा॑भ्याम् (sámābhyām) समा॑भ्यः (sámābhyaḥ)
ablative समा॑याः (sámāyāḥ)
समा॑यै² (sámāyai²)
समा॑भ्याम् (sámābhyām) समा॑भ्यः (sámābhyaḥ)
genitive समा॑याः (sámāyāḥ)
समा॑यै² (sámāyai²)
सम॑योः (sámayoḥ) समा॑नाम् (sámānām)
locative समा॑याम् (sámāyām) सम॑योः (sámayoḥ) समा॑सु (sámāsu)
vocative समे॑ (sáme) समे॑ (sáme) समाः॑ (sámāḥ)
  • ¹Vedic
  • ²Brāhmaṇas

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