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asamā

asama

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

1. asama (masc): name of a deity; lit. not equal; incomparable
2. asama (nt): inequality; dissimilarity
3. asama (adj): unequalled; matchless; incomparable (to); lit. not the same
4. asama (adj): not equal; not equivalent; not the same
5. asamā (masc): name of a group of deities; lit. not equal; incomparable

Etymology. na > a + sama; Sanskrit asama

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

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