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Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit संतान (saṃtāna).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /sən.t̪ɑːn/,
Noun
संतान • (santān) f (Urdu spelling سنتان)
- offspring, progeny
Declension
Declension of संतान (fem cons-stem)
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singular
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plural
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| direct
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संतान
santān
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संतानें
santānẽ
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| oblique
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संतान
santān
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संतानों
santānõ
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| vocative
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संतान
santān
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संतानो
santāno
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Noun
संतान • (santān) m or f by sense
- a descendant, child
Declension
NOTE: This term is declined masculine or feminine according to the gender of the referent.
Declension of संतान (masc cons-stem)
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singular
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plural
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| direct
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संतान
santān
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संतान
santān
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| oblique
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संतान
santān
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संतानों
santānõ
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| vocative
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संतान
santān
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संतानो
santāno
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Declension of संतान (fem cons-stem)
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singular
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plural
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| direct
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संतान
santān
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संतानें
santānẽ
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| oblique
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संतान
santān
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संतानों
santānõ
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| vocative
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संतान
santān
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संतानो
santāno
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References
Sanskrit
Etymology
From सम् (sam, “together, along with”) + तन् (tan, “to propagate, protract, perform”).
Noun
संतान • (saṃtāna) stem, m
- continued succession, continuance, continuity
- an uninterrupted series, continuous flow
- ramification
- a sinew or ligature (of an animal)
- coherence, connection, transition (in recitation &c.)
- a continuous train of thought
Noun
संतान • (saṃtāna) stem, m or n
- continuous succession, lineage, race, family, offspring, son or daughter
Descendants
References