सम्-

See also: सम, सम्, and सं-

Hindi

Alternative forms

  • सं- (san-) before consonants

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit सम्- (sam-), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *sam-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *sam-, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *som- (together, wholly).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /səm/, [sɐ̃m]

Prefix

सम्- • (sam-)

  1. with, together with, con-, co-
  2. intensifier; fully, wholly
    सम्- (sam-) + पूर्ण (pūrṇ, full)संपूर्ण (sampūrṇ, complete)

Usage notes

Before consonants, सं- (san-, sam-) is preferred. Before -म्- (-m-), either सं- (sam-) or सम्- (sam-) can be used.

Derived terms

Hindi terms prefixed with सम्-

References

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Indo-Aryan *sam-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *sam-, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *som- (together, wholly). Compare Middle Persian hm (ham), Persian هم (ham) and Ancient Greek σύν (sún, with, in company with, together with) (whence English syn-). Compare also English same, some.

Pronunciation

Prefix

सम्- • (sam-)

  1. with, together with, along with, together, altogether

Derived terms

Sanskrit terms prefixed with सम्-

References

  • Monier Williams (1899) “सम्-”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, [], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1152/1.
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 702-3
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