समाज

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit समाज (samāja).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /sə.mɑːd͡ʒ/, [sɐ.mäːd͡ʒ]

Noun

समाज • (samāj) m (Urdu spelling سماج)

1. society, community
2. an association

   श्री माहेश्वरी समाज, जयपुर

   śrī māheśvarī samāj, jaypur

   Sri Maheshwari Samaj, Jaipur

Declension

Declension of समाज (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	समाज samāj	समाज samāj
oblique	समाज samāj	समाजों samājõ
vocative	समाज samāj	समाजो samājo

Derived terms

• आर्य समाज (ārya samāj)
• समाजवाद (samājvād)
• समाजवादी (samājvādī)

Marathi

Etymology

From Sanskrit समाज (samāja).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sə.mad͡ʑ/

Noun

समाज • (samāj) m

1. society, community

Declension

Declension of समाज (masc cons-stem)
direct singular	समाज samāj
direct plural	समाज samāj
	singular एकवचन		plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	समाज samāj		समाज samāj
oblique सामान्यरूप	समाजा samājā		समाजां- samājān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	समाजाला samājālā		समाजांना samājānnā
ergative	समाजाने, समाजानं samājāne, samājāna		समाजांनी samājānnī
instrumental	समाजाशी samājāśī		समाजांशी samājānśī
locative सप्तमी	समाजात samājāt		समाजांत samājāt
vocative संबोधन	समाजा samājā		समाजांनो samājānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.

Genitive declension of समाज (masc cons-stem)
	masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म		feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म		neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म		oblique सामान्यरूप
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular* एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन
singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता	समाजाचा samājāċā	समाजाचे samājāċe	समाजाची samājācī	समाजाच्या samājācā	समाजाचे, समाजाचं samājāċe, samājāċa	समाजाची samājācī	समाजाच्या samājācā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	समाजांचा samājānċā	समाजांचे samājānċe	समाजांची samājāñcī	समाजांच्या samājāncā	समाजांचे, समाजांचं samājānċe, samājānċa	समाजांची samājāñcī	समाजांच्या samājāñcā
* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

Derived terms

• समाजवाद (samājvād, “socialism”)
• समाजवादी (samājvādī, “socialist”)
• समाजशास्त्र (samājśāstra, “social science”)
• सामाजिक (sāmājik, “social”)

References

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “समाज”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies

Nepali

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sʌmä(d)z]
• Phonetic Devanagari: समाज्

Noun

समाज • (samāj)

1. society, community

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• সমাজ (Assamese script)
• ᬲᬫᬵᬚ (Balinese script)
• সমাজ (Bengali script)
• 𑰭𑰦𑰯𑰕 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀲𑀫𑀸𑀚 (Brahmi script)
• သမာဇ (Burmese script)
• સમાજ (Gujarati script)
• ਸਮਾਜ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌸𑌮𑌾𑌜 (Grantha script)
• ꦱꦩꦴꦗ (Javanese script)
• 𑂮𑂧𑂰𑂔 (Kaithi script)
• ಸಮಾಜ (Kannada script)
• សមាជ (Khmer script)
• ສມາຊ (Lao script)
• സമാജ (Malayalam script)
• ᠰᠠᠮᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᡯᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘭𑘦𑘰𑘕 (Modi script)
• ᠰᠠᠮᠠᢗᠽᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧍𑧆𑧑𑦵 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐳𑐩𑐵𑐖 (Newa script)
• ସମାଜ (Odia script)
• ꢱꢪꢵꢙ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆱𑆩𑆳𑆘 (Sharada script)
• 𑖭𑖦𑖯𑖕 (Siddham script)
• සමාජ (Sinhalese script)
• 𑪁𑩴𑩛𑩣 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚨𑚢𑚭𑚑 (Takri script)
• ஸமாஜ (Tamil script)
• సమాజ (Telugu script)
• สมาช (Thai script)
• ས་མཱ་ཛ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒮𑒧𑒰𑒖 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨰𑨢𑨊𑨥 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From सम्- (sam-) +‎ अज् (aj).

Noun

समाज • (samāja) stem, m

1. society, assembly, conclave

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of समाज (samāja)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	समाजः samājaḥ	समाजौ / समाजा¹ samājau / samājā¹	समाजाः / समाजासः¹ samājāḥ / samājāsaḥ¹
Vocative	समाज samāja	समाजौ / समाजा¹ samājau / samājā¹	समाजाः / समाजासः¹ samājāḥ / samājāsaḥ¹
Accusative	समाजम् samājam	समाजौ / समाजा¹ samājau / samājā¹	समाजान् samājān
Instrumental	समाजेन samājena	समाजाभ्याम् samājābhyām	समाजैः / समाजेभिः¹ samājaiḥ / samājebhiḥ¹
Dative	समाजाय samājāya	समाजाभ्याम् samājābhyām	समाजेभ्यः samājebhyaḥ
Ablative	समाजात् samājāt	समाजाभ्याम् samājābhyām	समाजेभ्यः samājebhyaḥ
Genitive	समाजस्य samājasya	समाजयोः samājayoḥ	समाजानाम् samājānām
Locative	समाजे samāje	समाजयोः samājayoḥ	समाजेषु samājeṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

References

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