सम्-

See also: सम, सम्, and सं-

Hindi

Alternative forms

  • सं- (san-)before consonants

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Prefix

सम्- • (sam-)

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

Usage notes

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

Derived terms

References

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

Etymology

    Inherited from Proto-Indo-Aryan *sam-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *sam-, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *som- (together, wholly).[1] 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

    Prefix

    सम्- • (sam-)

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

    Derived terms

    Sanskrit terms prefixed with सम्-

    References

    1. ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996), “sám”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[1] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 702

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