सामान

See also: सामने, सुम्न, समान, सामन्, and सामना

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian سامان (sāmān). Compare Gujarati સામાન (sāmān), Marathi सामान (sāmān), Punjabi ਸਾਮਾਨ (sāmān) / سامان (sāmān), Kannada ಸಾಮಾನು (sāmānu), Malayalam സാമാനം (sāmānaṁ), Telugu సామాను (sāmānu).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /sɑː.mɑːn/, [säː.mä̃ːn]

Noun

सामान • (sāmān) m (Urdu spelling سَامَان)

1. luggage, goods
2. (informal) stuff

Declension

	singular	plural
direct	सामान sāmān	सामान sāmān
oblique	सामान sāmān	सामानों sāmānõ
vocative	सामान sāmān	सामानो sāmāno

Declension of सामान (masc cons-stem)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “सामान”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Konkani

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian سامان (sāmān).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sɑːmɑːn]

Noun

सामान • (sāmān) n (Latin script saman, Kannada script ಸಾಮಾನ)

1. stuff, things
2. luggage

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian سامان (sāmān). Compare Gujarati સામાન (sāmān), Hindustani سَامَان (sāmān) / सामान (sāmān), Punjabi ਸਾਮਾਨ (sāmān) / سامان (sāmān), Kannada ಸಾಮಾನು (sāmānu), Malayalam സാമാനം (sāmānaṁ), Telugu సామాను (sāmānu).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sa.man/

Noun

सामान • (sāmān) n

1. (informal) stuff, collection of things
2. materials
3. luggage, goods

References

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “सामान”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “सामान”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “सामान”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).