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सिमटना

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Hindi

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Etymology

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Hindi verb set
सिमटना (simaṭnā)
समेटना (sameṭnā)

    Inherited from Prakrit 𑀲𑀁𑀯𑀝𑁆𑀝𑁂𑀇 (saṃvaṭṭei, to collect in one place), from Sanskrit संवर्तयति (saṃvartayati), from the root संवृत् (saṃvṛt), from सं- (saṃ-) +‎ वृत् (vṛt).[1]

    See समेटना (sameṭnā) for a another potential etymology.

    Pronunciation

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    • (Delhi) IPA(key): /sɪ.məʈ.nɑː/, [sɪ.mɐʈ.näː]

    Verb

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    सिमटना (simaṭnā) (intransitive)[2][3]

    1. to gather, collect, accumulate
    2. to contract, draw in
    3. to crumple

    Conjugation

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    References

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    1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “saṁvēṣṭayati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 754
    2. ^ McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “सिमटना”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
    3. ^ Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “सिमटना”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha