samāsa
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative forms
- 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
- compound, combination
Declension
Declension table of "samāsa" (masculine)
Case \\ Number | Singular | Plural |
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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