सामना
Hindi
Etymology
From Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀁𑀫𑀼𑀳 (saṃmuha), from Sanskrit संमुख (saṃmukha, “facing”). Compare Punjabi ਸਾਹਮਣਾ (sāhmaṇā). Gujarati સામું (sāmũ), Oriya ସାମନା (samôna).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sɑːm.nɑː/
Noun
सामना • (sāmnā) m (Urdu spelling سامنا)
- confrontation
- अब तो हमें उनका सामना करना पड़ेगा।
- ab to hamẽ unkā sāmnā karnā paṛegā.
- Now we must confront him.
- opposition, competition
Declension
| Declension of सामना | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |
| Direct | सामना (sāmnā) | सामने (sāmne) |
| Oblique | सामने (sāmne) | सामनों (sāmnõ) |
| Vocative | सामने (sāmne) | सामनो (sāmno) |
Alternative forms
- साम्हना (sāmhnā)
Derived terms
- सामना करना (sāmnā karnā, “to confront”)
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “saṁmukhá (12982)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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