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samayā

samaya

masc nom pl of samaya (noun); masc instr sg of samaya (noun); masc abl sg of samaya (noun); masc voc sg of samaya (noun); …

1. samaya (masc): time; occasion; lit. going together
2. samaya (masc): right time; suitable occasion; lit. going together
3. samaya (masc): condition; state; lit. going together
4. samaya (masc): gathering; massing; congregation; assembly; lit. going together
5. samaya (masc): religion; doctrine; lit. going together
6. samaya (masc): learning; study; art; science
7. samayanta (prp): calming; stilling; settling; giving peace; lit. causing to be calm

Etymology. saṃ + √i > ay + *a; from √i 'come, go'; Sanskrit samaya [sami]

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

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