ਸਮਾਨ

Punjabi

Pronunciation

(Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /sə.mäːn/, [sə.ˈmä̃ːn(ə̆)]

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit समान (samāna).

Adjective

ਸਮਾਨ • (samān) (Shahmukhi spelling سمان)

equal, similar, like, alike
identical, same, equivalent
consistent, congruous, consonant
Synonym: ਬਰਾਬਰ (barābar)

Antonym: ਅਸਮਾਨ (asamān)

Prefix

ਸਮਾਨ • (samān)

alternative form of ਸਮ (sam)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Classical Persian (sāmān).

Noun

ਸਮਾਨ • (samān) m (Shahmukhi spelling سمان) (collectively)

alternative form of ਸਾਮਾਨ (sāmān)

Synonyms

(goods): ਮਾਲ (māl), ਅਸਬਾਬ (asabāb)
(material): ਸਮੱਗਰੀ (samaggarī)
(things): ਚੀਜ਼ (cīz)

Further reading

“ਸਮਾਨ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2026