समाई

Hindi

Etymology

Ultimately from Sanskrit संमति (saṃmati, “to be contained in”).

Noun

समाई • (samāī) f (Urdu spelling سمائ‎)

  1. space, capacity, volume
    • 1986, Agyeya, ऐसा कोई घर आपने देखा है [Has anyone ever seen such a home] :
      शब्द में मेरी समाई नहीं होगी
      मैं सन्नाटे का छंद हूँ ।
      śabd mẽ merī samāī nahī̃ hogī
      ma͠i sannāṭe kā chand hū̃ .
      I will not fit in the space of words,
      I am the sound of silence.

Declension

  • समाना (samānā, “to fill, fit”)
  • समाऊ (samāū, “spacious”)
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