समस्
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- ᬲᬫᬲ᭄ (Balinese script)
- সমস্ (Assamese script)
- সমস্ (Bengali script)
- 𑰭𑰦𑰭𑰿 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀲𑀫𑀲𑁆 (Brahmi script)
- 𑌸𑌮𑌸𑍍 (Grantha script)
- સમસ્ (Gujarati script)
- ꦱꦩꦱ꧀ (Javanese script)
- ಸಮಸ್ (Kannada script)
- သမသ္ (Burmese script)
- 𑐳𑐩𑐳𑑂 (Newa script)
- ସମସ୍ (Oriya script)
- ꢱꢪꢱ꣄ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆱𑆩𑆱𑇀 (Sharada script)
- 𑖭𑖦𑖭𑖿 (Siddham script)
- సమస్ (Telugu script)
- སམས྄ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒮𑒧𑒮𑓂 (Tirhuta script)
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /s̪ɐ.mɐs̪/
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈs̪ɐ.mɐs̪/
Etymology 1
From सम्- (sam-, “together”) + अस् (as, “throw”).
Root
समस् • (samas)
- to throw or put together, add, combine, compound, mix, mingle, connect
- to be put together or combined (passive voice)
- (grammar) to be compounded, form a compound
Derived terms
- समस्यति (samasyati)
- समास (samāsa)
Etymology 2
From सम्- (sam-, “together”) + अस् (as, “to be”).
Root
समस् • (samas)
- to be like, equal
- to be united with
- to be, exist
Derived terms
- समस्ति (samasti)
References
- Monier Williams (1899) , “समस्”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 1158.