समाँ

Hindi

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Sanskrit समय (samaya, “time”), through Prakrit 𑀲𑀫𑀅 (samaa). Doublet of समय (samay).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /sə.mɑ̃ː/, [sɐ.mä̃ː]

Noun

समाँ • (samā̃) m (Urdu spelling سماں)

1. time, weather, period (of time, history)
2. opportunity
3. (figurative) environment, view, scenery

Declension

Declension of समाँ (masc ā̃-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	समाँ samā̃	समें samẽ
oblique	समें samẽ	समों samõ
vocative	समें samẽ	समों samõ

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “समाँ”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “समाँ”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House