samāsa

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Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit समास (samāsa).

Noun

samāsa m

  1. compound, combination

Declension

Declension table of "samāsa" (masculine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)samāsosamāsā
Accusative (second)samāsaṃsamāse
Instrumental (third)samāsenasamāsehi or samāsebhi
Dative (fourth)samāsassa or samāsāya or samāsatthaṃsamāsānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)samāsasmā or samāsamhā or samāsāsamāsehi or samāsebhi
Genitive (sixth)samāsassasamāsānaṃ
Locative (seventh)samāsasmiṃ or samāsamhi or samāsesamāsesu
Vocative (calling)samāsasamāsā

References

  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “samāsa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
  • Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “samāsa”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead
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