samay
Samay is a term used in Sanskrit and many Indian languages to denote time, a moment, or an appropriate occasion. In Sanskrit, the form samāya or samay conveys the sense of proper timing or a specific point in time, and the word has entered everyday speech in languages such as Hindi, Urdu, Bengali, Marathi, and Gujarati. It appears in common phrases like samay par (on time), samay ki keemat (the value of time), and in expressions that refer to opportunity or a suitable moment.
In linguistic and cultural usage, samay functions as the everyday word for time and is part of
In philosophy, religion, and social practice, samay is linked to broader Indian conceptions of time. Hindu cosmology
As a modern usage, samay is also encountered as a given name in South Asia and appears