समीर

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit समीर (samīra).

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /sə.miːɾ/, [sɐ.miːɾ]
Rhymes: -iːɾ

Noun

समीर • (samīr) m (Urdu spelling سمیر)

breeze, gust
Synonyms: वायु (vāyu), हवा (havā)

मृदु समीर ― mŕdu samīr ― a gentle breeze

Declension

Declension of *समीर* (masc cons-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	समीर samīr	समीर samīr
oblique	समीर samīr	समीरों samīrõ
vocative	समीर samīr	समीरो samīro

Proper noun

समीर • (samīr) m (Urdu spelling سمیر)

a male given name, Sameer or Samir, from Sanskrit

Declension

Declension of *समीर* (masc cons-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	समीर samīr	समीर samīr
oblique	समीर samīr	समीरों samīrõ
vocative	समीर samīr	समीरो samīro

Further reading

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “समीर”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

সমীৰ (Assamese script)
ᬲᬫᬷᬭ (Balinese script)
সমীর (Bengali script)
𑰭𑰦𑰱𑰨 (Bhaiksuki script)
𑀲𑀫𑀻𑀭 (Brahmi script)
သမီရ (Burmese script)
સમીર (Gujarati script)
ਸਮੀਰ (Gurmukhi script)
𑌸𑌮𑍀𑌰 (Grantha script)
ꦱꦩꦷꦫ (Javanese script)
𑂮𑂧𑂲𑂩 (Kaithi script)
ಸಮೀರ (Kannada script)
សមីរ (Khmer script)
ສມີຣ (Lao script)
സമീര (Malayalam script)
ᠰᠠᠮᡳᡳᡵᠠ (Manchu script)
𑘭𑘦𑘲𑘨 (Modi script)
ᠰᠠᠮᠢᠢᠷᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
𑧍𑧆𑧓𑧈 (Nandinagari script)
𑐳𑐩𑐷𑐬 (Newa script)
ସମୀର (Odia script)
ꢱꢪꢷꢬ (Saurashtra script)
𑆱𑆩𑆵𑆫 (Sharada script)
𑖭𑖦𑖱𑖨 (Siddham script)
සමීර (Sinhalese script)
𑪁𑩴𑩑𑩛𑩼 (Soyombo script)
𑚨𑚢𑚯𑚤 (Takri script)
ஸமீர (Tamil script)
సమీర (Telugu script)
สมีร (Thai script)
ས་མཱི་ར (Tibetan script)
𑒮𑒧𑒲𑒩 (Tirhuta script)
𑨰𑨢𑨁𑨊𑨫 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From सम्- (sam-, “together, whole”) + ईर (īra, “air, breeze, wind”).

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /sɐ.miː.ɾɐ/
(Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /s̪ɐ.miː.ɾɐ/

Noun

समीर • (samīra) stem, m

breeze, wind
Synonyms: वायु (vāyu), वात (vāta)

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of समीर
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	समीरः (samīraḥ)	समीरौ (samīrau)	समीराः (samīrāḥ)
accusative	समीरम् (samīram)	समीरौ (samīrau)	समीरान् (samīrān)
instrumental	समीरेन (samīrena)	समीराभ्याम् (samīrābhyām)	समीरैः (samīraiḥ)
dative	समीराय (samīrāya)	समीराभ्याम् (samīrābhyām)	समीरेभ्यः (samīrebhyaḥ)
ablative	समीरात् (samīrāt)	समीराभ्याम् (samīrābhyām)	समीरेभ्यः (samīrebhyaḥ)
genitive	समीरस्य (samīrasya)	समीरयोः (samīrayoḥ)	समीरानाम् (samīrānām)
locative	समीरे (samīre)	समीरयोः (samīrayoḥ)	समीरेषु (samīreṣu)
vocative	समीर (samīra)	समीरौ (samīrau)	समीराः (samīrāḥ)

Proper noun

समीर • (samīra) stem, m

Vāyu, the wind (deity)
A male given name, sometimes anglicized into Sameer