सिमटना

Hindi

Alternative forms

  • सिमिटना (simiṭnā)regional or obsolete

Etymology

Hindi verb set
सिमटना (simaṭnā)
समेटना (sameṭnā)
  • Inherited from Prakrit 𑀲𑀁𑀯𑀝𑁆𑀝𑁂𑀇 (saṃvaṭṭei, to collect in one place), from Sanskrit संवर्तयति (saṃvartayati), from the root संवृत् (saṃvṛt), from सं- (saṃ-) +‎ वृत् (vṛt).[1]

    See समेटना (sameṭnā) for a another potential etymology.

    Pronunciation

    • (Delhi) IPA(key): /sɪ.məʈ.nɑː/, [sɪ.mɐʈ.näː]

    Verb

    सिमटना • (simaṭnā) (intransitive)[2][3]

    1. to gather, collect, accumulate
    2. to contract, draw in
    3. to crumple

    Conjugation

    References

    1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “saṁvēṣṭayati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 754
    2. ^ McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “सिमटना”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
    3. ^ Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “सिमटना”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha