samāsa

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀲𑀫𑀸𑀲 (Brahmi script)
• समास (Devanagari script)
• সমাস (Bengali script)
• සමාස (Sinhalese script)
• သမာသ or သမႃသ (Burmese script)
• สมาส or สะมาสะ (Thai script)
• ᩈᨾᩣᩈ (Tai Tham script)
• ສມາສ or ສະມາສະ (Lao script)
• សមាស (Khmer script)
• 𑄥𑄟𑄂𑄥 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit समास (samāsa).

Noun

samāsa m

1. compound, combination

Declension

Declension table of "samāsa" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	samāso	samāsā
Accusative (second)	samāsaṃ	samāse
Instrumental (third)	samāsena	samāsehi or samāsebhi
Dative (fourth)	samāsassa or samāsāya or samāsatthaṃ	samāsānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	samāsasmā or samāsamhā or samāsā	samāsehi or samāsebhi
Genitive (sixth)	samāsassa	samāsānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	samāsasmiṃ or samāsamhi or samāse	samāsesu
Vocative (calling)	samāsa	samāsā

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “samāsa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
• Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “samāsa”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead