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Punjabi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit समाज (samāja).
Pronunciation
Noun
سَماج • (samāj) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਸਮਾਜ)
- society, community
Declension
| Declension of سماج
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| dir. sg.
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سَماج (samāj)
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| dir. pl.
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سَماج (samāj)
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singular
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plural
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| direct
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سَماج (samāj)
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سَماج (samāj)
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| oblique
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سَماج (samāj)
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سَماجاں (samājāṉ)
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| vocative
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سَماجا (samājā)
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سَماجو (samājo)
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| ablative
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سَماجوں (samājoṉ)
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سَماجاں (samājāṉ)
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| locative
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سَماجے (samāje)
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سَماجِیں (samājīṉ)
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| instrumental
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سَماجوں (samājoṉ)
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References
- “سماج”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
- Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “سماج”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
Urdu
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit समाज (samāja).
Pronunciation
Noun
سَماج • (samāj) m (Hindi spelling समाज)
- society, community
- Synonym: مُعاشِرَہ (mu'āśira)
- an association
- آرْیَہ سَماج ― ārya samāj ― Arya Samaj
- a luxurious gathering
- a historical festival celebrating idols.
Declension
| Declension of سماج
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singular
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plural
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| direct
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سَماج (samāj)
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سَماج (samāj)
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| oblique
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سَماج (samāj)
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سَماجوں (samājõ)
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| vocative
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سَماج (samāj)
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سَماجو (samājo)
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Further reading
- “سماج”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
- “سماج”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary , Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
- Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “سماج”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.
- Platts, John T. (1884) “سماج”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
- S. W. Fallon (1879) “سماج”, in A New Hindustani-English Dictionary, Banaras, London: Trubner and Co.