सम्मेलन (sammelan)
noun
A formal noun meaning a conference, convention, or large organized gathering -- the word learners meet in news broadcasts and civic/political contexts rather than casual chat.
Sense
1
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conference, convention, formal assembly
noun, masculine
Synonyms: कॉन्फ्रेंस (konphrens, loanword, common in spoken news), गोष्ठी (goshthii, smaller/academic gathering), जमावड़ा (jamaavdaa, informal, casual crowd)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: You will hear this word every day if you watch Hindi news -- press conferences (प्रेस सम्मेलन, pres sammelan), party conventions (राष्ट्रीय सम्मेलन, raashtriiy sammelan, 'national conference'), and international summits are all सम्मेलन (sammelan). It carries a certain institutional weight -- you would not use it for a friend's birthday party, but you would for a गोलमेज़ सम्मेलन (golmez sammelan, 'round-table conference'), a term still remembered from colonial-era political history.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often reach for मीटिंग (miiting) or मुलाक़ात (mulaaqaat) for any 'meeting' -- सम्मेलन (sammelan) specifically implies a larger, organized, often multi-day event (a party convention, a press conference, a trade summit), not a small work meeting or a casual get-together. 2) प्रेस सम्मेलन (pres sammelan, 'press conference') is a fixed compound learners see constantly in news headlines -- it is worth recognizing as a unit rather than parsing word by word.
Sample Sentences:
प्रधानमंत्री कल एक प्रेस सम्मेलन को संबोधित करेंगे।
The prime minister will address a press conference tomorrow.
(pradhaanmantrii kal ek pres sammelan ko sambodhit karenge।)
पार्टी का राष्ट्रीय सम्मेलन अगले महीने दिल्ली में होगा।
The party's national conference will be held in Delhi next month.
(paartii kaa raashtriiy sammelan agle mahiine dillii men hogaa।)
गोलमेज़ सम्मेलन में भारत के भविष्य पर चर्चा हुई थी।
India's future was discussed at the round-table conference.
(golmez sammelan men bhaarat ke bhavishy par charchaa huii thii।)
हर साल यहाँ शिक्षकों का एक सम्मेलन आयोजित किया जाता है।
A conference of teachers is organized here every year.
(har saal yahaan shikshkon kaa ek sammelan aayojit kiyaa jaataa hai।)
अगर सरकार सम्मेलन बुलाती तो शायद यह मुद्दा सुलझ जाता।
If the government had called a conference, this issue might have been resolved.
(agar sarkaar sammelan bulaatii to shaayad yah muddaa sulajh jaataa।)
क्या आप इस सम्मेलन में भाग लेंगी?
Will you take part in this conference?
(kyaa aap is sammelan men bhaag lengii?)
मंत्री जी ने प्रेस सम्मेलन में इस्तीफे की खबर से इनकार किया।
The minister denied the news of his resignation at the press conference.
(mantrii jii ne pres sammelan men istiiphe kii khabar se inkaar kiyaa।)
सम्मेलन का आयोजन इस तरह किया जाए कि सब प्रतिनिधि सहज महसूस करें।
The conference should be organized in such a way that all delegates feel comfortable.
(sammelan kaa aayojan is tarah kiyaa jaae ki sab pratinidhi sahaj mahsoos karen।)
सम्मेलन शुरू होने से पहले सभी पत्रकार हॉल में इकट्ठा हो चुके थे।
Before the conference began, all the journalists had already gathered in the hall.
(sammelan shuroo hone se pahle sabhii patrkaar hol men ikatthaa ho chuke the।)
Morphology
Noun
(sg.m.direct):
सम्मेलन
(sammelan)
(sg.m.oblique):
सम्मेलन
(sammelan)
(pl.m.direct):
सम्मेलन
(sammelan)
(pl.m.oblique):
सम्मेलनों
(sammelnon)