समझना

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Hindi

Hindi verb set
समझना (samajhnā)
समझाना (samjhānā)

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Etymology

Inherited from Old Hindi समझना (samajhanā), समुझना (samujhanā), from Prakrit संबुज्झइ (saṃbujjhaï), संबुज्झदि (saṃbujjhadi), from Sanskrit सम्बुध्यते (sambudhyate). Cognate with Punjabi ਸਮਝਣਾ (samjhaṇā) / سَمجھݨا (samjhṇā), Gujarati સમજવું (samajvũ), Marathi समजणे (samajṇe). Compare now-archaic बूझना (būjhnā), derived from the same verb without a prefix.

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /sə.məd͡ʒʱ.nɑː/,

Verb

समझना (samajhnā) (Urdu spelling سَمَجْھنَا)

  1. to understand
    मैं आपकी बात नहीं समझा
    ma͠i āpkī bāt nahī̃ samjhā.
    I don't understand what you're talking about.
  2. to comprehend
  3. to perceive
  4. to think, consider
    तुम अपने आप को समझते कौन हो?
    tum apne āp ko samajhte kaun ho?
    Who do you think you are?

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