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samānaṁ

samāna

accusative singular masculine of samāna (adjective)

1. equal
2. the same
3. alike

Built from

• sam — prefix · together
  Brings things into one, hence unified or equal. Works like Latin con-.
• āna — ending · adjective suffix
  Forms an adjective; the accusative singular -ṁ ending marks this as masculine object form.

Analysis. sam- (together) + -āna (suffix forming adjectives); literally 'brought together', hence equal or identical.

Etymology. sam (together) + √ā (to go or reach); cognate with English 'same' and Latin 'similis'. The prefix sam- carries its concrete sense of things unified or placed in one group, which develops into the abstract meaning of equality or sameness.

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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