ہمھ
Punjabi
Etymology
Inherited from Old Punjabi ਹੁੰਮਸ (hummasa), ultimately from Prakrit 𑀉𑀫𑁆𑀳 (umha), from Sanskrit ऊष्मन् (ūṣmán). Compare Marwari ऊमस (ūmas).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Punjabi) IPA(key): /ɦʊmmᵊ˦/
Noun
ہُمّھ • (hummh) f (Gurmukhi spelling ਹੁੰਮ੍ਹ)
- sultriness, heat and dampness, swelter, mugginess, stuffiness
- muggy weather
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | ہُمّھ (hummh) | ہُمّھاں (hummhāṉ) |
| oblique | ہُمّھ (hummh) | ہُمّھاں (hummhāṉ) |
| vocative | ہُمّھے (hummhe) | ہُمّھو (hummho) |
| ablative | ہُمّھوں (hummhoṉ) | ہُمّھاں (hummhāṉ) |
| locative | ہُمّھی (hummhī) | ہُمّھِیں (hummhīṉ) |
| instrumental | ہُمّھِیں (hummhīṉ) | ہُمّھے (hummhe) |
Further reading
- “ہمھ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025