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Samatha

Samatha proper noun: a female given name from Sanskrit.

Proper noun

Samatha

  1. A female given name from Sanskrit.

Forms of Samatha

alternative formSamata

Origin of Samatha

From Sanskrit समाधान (samādhāna) (śamatha) meaning "tranquility" and "concentration" (referring to Buddhist meditation) or "equality".

Questions about Samatha

What does Samatha mean?
Samatha means a female given name from Sanskrit.
What part of speech is Samatha?
Samatha is a proper noun.

Words near Samatha in the dictionary

  1. Samasana
  2. Samastipur
  3. samasya
  4. samasyas
  5. Samat
  6. Samatha
  7. samatostatin
  8. samavadi
  9. samavadis
  10. Samaveda
  11. Samavedic

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