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See also: समय and सौम्य

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit साम्य (sāmya).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /sɑːm.jᵊ/,

Noun

साम्य • (sāmya) m

  1. equality, egalitarianism
    Synonym: समानता (samāntā)

Declension

Declension of साम्य (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct साम्य
sāmya 		साम्य
sāmya
oblique साम्य
sāmya 		साम्यों
sāmyõ
vocative साम्य
sāmya 		साम्यो
sāmyo

Derived terms

Sanskrit

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Etymology

Ultimately Proto-Indo-European *somHós (“same”) (root *sem(H)- (“whole; one, single; together”)) + *-yos.

Noun

साम्य • (sāmya) stem, n

  1. equality, evenness, equilibrium, equipoise, equal or normal state
  2. likeness, sameness, identity with
  3. equality of rank or position
  4. homogeneousness (of sounds)
  5. measure, time
  6. equability towards (+locative or prati), impartiality, indifference
  7. justice

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of साम्य
singular dual plural
nominative साम्यम् (sāmyam) साम्ये (sāmye) साम्यानि (sāmyāni)
accusative साम्यम् (sāmyam) साम्ये (sāmye) साम्यानि (sāmyāni)
instrumental साम्येन (sāmyena) साम्याभ्याम् (sāmyābhyām) साम्यैः (sāmyaiḥ)
dative साम्याय (sāmyāya) साम्याभ्याम् (sāmyābhyām) साम्येभ्यः (sāmyebhyaḥ)
ablative साम्यात् (sāmyāt) साम्याभ्याम् (sāmyābhyām) साम्येभ्यः (sāmyebhyaḥ)
genitive साम्यस्य (sāmyasya) साम्ययोः (sāmyayoḥ) साम्यानाम् (sāmyānām)
locative साम्ये (sāmye) साम्ययोः (sāmyayoḥ) साम्येषु (sāmyeṣu)
vocative साम्य (sāmya) साम्ये (sāmye) साम्यानि (sāmyāni)

References

  • Hellwig, Oliver (2010–2025) “sāmya”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.
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