समय
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Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
Adverb
समय • (samay) (Urdu spelling سمئے)
- at the time that, when (after the imperfective participle ते)
- इस समय ― is samay ― At this time, now
- किस समय ― kis samay ― At what time
- किसी समय ― kisī samay ― At some time
- 2019, सुनयन शर्मा, “प्रस्तावना”, in सरिस्का, नियोगी बुक्स, →ISBN, page 8:
- पहली बार वर्ष 1973 में मुझे राजकीय कार्य से दिल्ली जाते समय सरिस्का के मनोहारी जंगलों से गुजरने का मौक़ा मिला ।
- pahlī bār varṣ 1973 mẽ mujhe rājkīya kārya se dillī jāte samay sariskā ke manohārī jaṅglõ se gujarne kā mauqā milā .
- I got the chance to make my way past the charming forests of Sariska for the first time when going to Delhi on government business in the year 1973.
Declension
Declension of समय (masc cons-stem)
References
- Bahri, Hardev (1989) “समय”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “समय”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
References
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
समय • (samaya)
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit समय (samayá).
Noun
समय (samaya)
Alternative forms
Noun
समय m
- Devanagari script form of samaya
Declension
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | समयो (samayo) | समया (samayā) |
| Accusative (second) | समयं (samayaṃ) | समये (samaye) |
| Instrumental (third) | समयेन (samayena) | समयेहि (samayehi) or समयेभि (samayebhi) |
| Dative (fourth) | समयस्स (samayassa) or समयाय (samayāya) or समयत्थं (samayatthaṃ) | समयानं (samayānaṃ) |
| Ablative (fifth) | समयस्मा (samayasmā) or समयम्हा (samayamhā) or समया (samayā) | समयेहि (samayehi) or समयेभि (samayebhi) |
| Genitive (sixth) | समयस्स (samayassa) | समयानं (samayānaṃ) |
| Locative (seventh) | समयस्मिं (samayasmiṃ) or समयम्हि (samayamhi) or समये (samaye) | समयेसु (samayesu) |
| Vocative (calling) | समय (samaya) | समया (samayā) |
Declension table of "समय" (masculine)
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- সময় (Assamese script)
- ᬲᬫᬬ (Balinese script)
- সময় (Bengali script)
- 𑰭𑰦𑰧 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀲𑀫𑀬 (Brahmi script)
- သမယ (Burmese script)
- સમય (Gujarati script)
- ਸਮਯ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌸𑌮𑌯 (Grantha script)
- ꦱꦩꦪ (Javanese script)
- 𑂮𑂧𑂨 (Kaithi script)
- ಸಮಯ (Kannada script)
- សមយ (Khmer script)
- ສມຍ (Lao script)
- സമയ (Malayalam script)
- ᠰᠠᠮᠠᠶᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘭𑘦𑘧 (Modi script)
- ᠰᠠᠮᠠᠶ᠋ᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧍𑧆𑧇 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐳𑐩𑐫 (Newa script)
- ସମଯ (Odia script)
- ꢱꢪꢫ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆱𑆩𑆪 (Sharada script)
- 𑖭𑖦𑖧 (Siddham script)
- සමය (Sinhalese script)
- 𑪁𑩴𑩻 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚨𑚢𑚣 (Takri script)
- ஸமய (Tamil script)
- సమయ (Telugu script)
- สมย (Thai script)
- ས་མ་ཡ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒮𑒧𑒨 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨰𑨢𑨪 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
From the root समि (sami) or from सम्- (sam-) + अय (ayá), the latter a variant of इ (i, “to go”).
Pronunciation
Noun
समय • (samayá) stem, m
- coming together, meeting or a place of meeting
- sexual intercourse with
- coming to a mutual understanding, agreement, compact, covenant, treaty, contract, arrangement, engagement, stipulation, conditions of agreement, terms
- convention, conventional rule or usage, established custom, law, rule, practice, observance
- order, direction, precept, doctrine
- (rhetoric) the conventional meaning or scope of a word
- appointed or proper time, right moment for doing anything, opportunity, occasion, time, season
- juncture, circumstances
- an ordeal
- sign, hint, indication
- demonstrated conclusion
- limit, boundary
- solemn address, harangue, speech, declaration
- (grammar) a Vedic passage which is the repetition of another one
- (drama) end of trouble or distress
- name of a son of dharma
- (with śāktas) name of the author of a mantra
Declension
| Masculine a-stem declension of समय (samayá) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | समयः samayáḥ |
समयौ / समया¹ samayaú / samayā́¹ |
समयाः / समयासः¹ samayā́ḥ / samayā́saḥ¹ |
| Vocative | समय sámaya |
समयौ / समया¹ sámayau / sámayā¹ |
समयाः / समयासः¹ sámayāḥ / sámayāsaḥ¹ |
| Accusative | समयम् samayám |
समयौ / समया¹ samayaú / samayā́¹ |
समयान् samayā́n |
| Instrumental | समयेन samayéna |
समयाभ्याम् samayā́bhyām |
समयैः / समयेभिः¹ samayaíḥ / samayébhiḥ¹ |
| Dative | समयाय samayā́ya |
समयाभ्याम् samayā́bhyām |
समयेभ्यः samayébhyaḥ |
| Ablative | समयात् samayā́t |
समयाभ्याम् samayā́bhyām |
समयेभ्यः samayébhyaḥ |
| Genitive | समयस्य samayásya |
समययोः samayáyoḥ |
समयानाम् samayā́nām |
| Locative | समये samayé |
समययोः samayáyoḥ |
समयेषु samayéṣu |
| Notes |
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Descendants
- Prakrit: 𑀲𑀫𑀬 (samaya)
- Old Awadhi: samaya
- Devanagari script: समय
- Kaithi script: 𑂮𑂧𑂨
- → Hindi: समय (samay, “time; hours”) (learned)
- → Nepali: समय (samaya, “time; schedule, hours; chance”) (learned)
- → Old Javanese: samaya (“agreement, promise; meeting; time, season; convention, law, practice, doctrine”)
- Pali: samaya (“time, occasion”)
- → Burmese: သမယ (sa.ma.ya.)
- → Hindustani: samai
- Hindi: समै
- Urdu: سَمَیْ
- → Sylheti: ꠡꠝꠄ (śomoe) (learned)
References
- Monier Williams (1899) “समय”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1153.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “samaya”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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