समाज
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Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit समाज (samāja).
Pronunciation
Noun
समाज • (samāj) m (Urdu spelling سماج)
Declension
Declension of समाज (masc cons-stem)
Derived terms
References
Marathi
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
समाज • (samāj) m
Declension
| Declension of समाज (masc cons-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| direct singular |
समाज samāj | ||
| direct plural |
समाज samāj | ||
| singular एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन | ||
| nominative प्रथमा |
समाज samāj |
समाज samāj | |
| oblique सामान्यरूप |
समाजा samājā |
समाजां- samājān- | |
| acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी |
समाजाला samājālā |
समाजांना samājānnā | |
| ergative | समाजाने, समाजानं samājāne, samājāna |
समाजांनी samājānnī | |
| instrumental | समाजाशी samājāśī |
समाजांशी samājānśī | |
| locative सप्तमी |
समाजात samājāt |
समाजांत samājāt | |
| vocative संबोधन |
समाजा samājā |
समाजांनो samājānno | |
| Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition. | |||
| Genitive declension of समाज (masc cons-stem) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म |
feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म |
neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म |
oblique सामान्यरूप | |||||
| singular एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन |
singular एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन |
singular* एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन |
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| singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता |
समाजाचा samājāċā |
समाजाचे samājāċe |
समाजाची samājācī |
समाजाच्या samājācā |
समाजाचे, समाजाचं samājāċe, samājāċa |
समाजाची samājācī |
समाजाच्या samājācā | |
| plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता |
समाजांचा samājānċā |
समाजांचे samājānċe |
समाजांची samājāñcī |
समाजांच्या samājāncā |
समाजांचे, समाजांचं samājānċe, samājānċa |
समाजांची samājāñcī |
समाजांच्या samājāñcā | |
| * Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition. | ||||||||
Derived terms
- समाजवाद (samājvād, “socialism”)
- समाजवादी (samājvādī, “socialist”)
- समाजशास्त्र (samājśāstra, “social science”)
- सामाजिक (sāmājik, “social”)
References
- Berntsen, Maxine, “समाज”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
Nepali
Pronunciation
Noun
समाज • (samāj)
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- সমাজ (Assamese script)
- ᬲᬫᬵᬚ (Balinese script)
- সমাজ (Bengali script)
- 𑰭𑰦𑰯𑰕 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀲𑀫𑀸𑀚 (Brahmi script)
- သမာဇ (Burmese script)
- સમાજ (Gujarati script)
- ਸਮਾਜ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌸𑌮𑌾𑌜 (Grantha script)
- ꦱꦩꦴꦗ (Javanese script)
- 𑂮𑂧𑂰𑂔 (Kaithi script)
- ಸಮಾಜ (Kannada script)
- សមាជ (Khmer script)
- ສມາຊ (Lao script)
- സമാജ (Malayalam script)
- ᠰᠠᠮᠠ᠊ᠠᡯᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘭𑘦𑘰𑘕 (Modi script)
- ᠰᠠᠮᠠᢗᠽᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧍𑧆𑧑𑦵 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐳𑐩𑐵𑐖 (Newa script)
- ସମାଜ (Odia script)
- ꢱꢪꢵꢙ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆱𑆩𑆳𑆘 (Sharada script)
- 𑖭𑖦𑖯𑖕 (Siddham script)
- සමාජ (Sinhalese script)
- 𑪁𑩴𑩛𑩣 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚨𑚢𑚭𑚑 (Takri script)
- ஸமாஜ (Tamil script)
- సమాజ (Telugu script)
- สมาช (Thai script)
- ས་མཱ་ཛ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒮𑒧𑒰𑒖 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨰𑨢𑨊𑨥 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
Noun
समाज • (samāja) stem, m
Declension
| Masculine a-stem declension of समाज (samāja) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | समाजः samājaḥ |
समाजौ / समाजा¹ samājau / samājā¹ |
समाजाः / समाजासः¹ samājāḥ / samājāsaḥ¹ |
| Vocative | समाज samāja |
समाजौ / समाजा¹ samājau / samājā¹ |
समाजाः / समाजासः¹ samājāḥ / samājāsaḥ¹ |
| Accusative | समाजम् samājam |
समाजौ / समाजा¹ samājau / samājā¹ |
समाजान् samājān |
| Instrumental | समाजेन samājena |
समाजाभ्याम् samājābhyām |
समाजैः / समाजेभिः¹ samājaiḥ / samājebhiḥ¹ |
| Dative | समाजाय samājāya |
समाजाभ्याम् samājābhyām |
समाजेभ्यः samājebhyaḥ |
| Ablative | समाजात् samājāt |
समाजाभ्याम् samājābhyām |
समाजेभ्यः samājebhyaḥ |
| Genitive | समाजस्य samājasya |
समाजयोः samājayoḥ |
समाजानाम् samājānām |
| Locative | समाजे samāje |
समाजयोः samājayoḥ |
समाजेषु samājeṣu |
| Notes |
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References
- Monier Williams (1899) “समाज”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, , new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1153.