समा

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• samā (Latin script)
• 𑀲𑀫𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• সমা (Bengali script)
• සමා (Sinhalese script)
• သမာ or သမႃ (Burmese script)
• สมา or สะมา (Thai script)
• ᩈᨾᩣ (Tai Tham script)
• ສມາ or ສະມາ (Lao script)
• សមា (Khmer script)
• 𑄥𑄟𑄂 (Chakma script)

Noun

समा f

1. Devanagari script form of samā

Declension

Declension table of "समा" (feminine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	समा (samā)	समायो (samāyo) or समा (samā)
Accusative (second)	समं (samaṃ)	समायो (samāyo) or समा (samā)
Instrumental (third)	समाय (samāya)	समाहि (samāhi) or समाभि (samābhi)
Dative (fourth)	समाय (samāya)	समानं (samānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	समाय (samāya)	समाहि (samāhi) or समाभि (samābhi)
Genitive (sixth)	समाय (samāya)	समानं (samānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	समाय (samāya) or समायं (samāyaṃ)	समासु (samāsu)
Vocative (calling)	समे (same)	समायो (samāyo) or समा (samā)

Adjective

समा (samā)

1. masculine/neuter ablative singular of सम (sama), Devanagari script form of sama
2. masculine nominative/vocative plural of सम (sama), Devanagari script form of sama
3. feminine nominative singular/plural of सम (sama), Devanagari script form of sama
4. feminine accusative/vocative plural of सम (sama), Devanagari script form of sama

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *sámaH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *sámaH, from Proto-Indo-European *semH-. Cognate with Avestan 𐬵𐬀𐬨 (ham), Old Armenian ամ (am, “year”), English summer, Persian هامین (hâmin), Welsh haf (“summer”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /sɐ́.mɑː/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈs̪ɐ.mɑː/

Noun

समा • (sámā) stem, f

1. season
2. weather
3. year
4. half year

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of समा

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	समा (sámā)	समे (sáme)	समाः (sámāḥ)
vocative	समे (sáme)	समे (sáme)	समाः (sámāḥ)
accusative	समाम् (sámām)	समे (sáme)	समाः (sámāḥ)
instrumental	समया (sámayā) समा¹ (sámā¹)	समाभ्याम् (sámābhyām)	समाभिः (sámābhiḥ)
dative	समायै (sámāyai)	समाभ्याम् (sámābhyām)	समाभ्यः (sámābhyaḥ)
ablative	समायाः (sámāyāḥ) समायै² (sámāyai²)	समाभ्याम् (sámābhyām)	समाभ्यः (sámābhyaḥ)
genitive	समायाः (sámāyāḥ) समायै² (sámāyai²)	समयोः (sámayoḥ)	समानाम् (sámānām)
locative	समायाम् (sámāyām)	समयोः (sámayoḥ)	समासु (sámāsu)

• ¹Vedic
• ²Brāhmaṇas

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “समा”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1153/2.