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Sanskrit
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *smé (“really, truly”); cognate with Ancient Greek μήν (mḗn, “verily”).
Pronunciation
Particle
स्म • (sma)
- a particle indicating the past tense when used with a present-tense verb form
c. 300 BCE,
Pañcatantra 1:
- भासुरको नाम सिंहः प्रतिवसति स्म
- bhāsurako nāma siṃhaḥ prativasati sma
- Once upon a time there lived a lion named Bhāsuraka.
- an expletive particle
- a particle for emphasis; ever; verily
c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE,
Ṛgveda 1.12.8:
- यस्त्वाम॑ग्ने ह॒विष्प॑तिर्दू॒तं दे॑व सप॒र्यति॑ ।
तस्य॑ स्म प्रावि॒ता भ॑व ॥- yástvā́magne havíṣpatirdūtáṃ deva saparyáti.
tásya sma prāvitā́ bhava. - O Agni the Deva, whichever oblation-master honours you the messenger,
May you ever be his protector.
Usage notes
- As an expletive particle, it often follows a prohibitory particle such as मा (mā).
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