आदिम
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit आदिम (ādima). By surface analysis, आदि (ādi) + -इम (-im).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɑː.d̪ɪm/, [äː.d̪ɪ̃m]
Adjective
आदिम • (ādim) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling آدم)
- initial, primeval, early, archaic
- आदिम-हिन्द-यूरोपीय भाषा ― ādim-hind-yūropīya bhāṣā ― Proto-Indo-European language
- c. 1930, Rahul Sankrityayan, अथातो घुमक्कड़-जिज्ञासा [athāto ghumakkaṛ-jijñāsā]:
- प्राकृतिक आदिम मनुष्ये परम घुमक्कड़ था। खेती, बागबानी तथा घर-द्वार से मुक्त वह आकाश के पक्षियों की भाँति पृथ्वी पर सदा विचरण करता था
- prākŕtik ādim manuṣye parm ghumakkaṛ thā. khetī, bāgbānī tathā ghar-dvār se mukt vah ākāś ke pakṣiyõ kī bhā̃ti pŕthvī par sadā vicraṇ kartā thā
- The natural, primeval man was the wanderer’s paragon. Free from farming, gardening and husbandry he dwelled the whole Earth as birds the sky.
Derived terms
- आदिमवाद (ādimvād, “primitivism”)
Further reading
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “आदिम”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- আদিম (Assamese script)
- ᬆᬤᬶᬫ (Balinese script)
- আদিম (Bengali script)
- 𑰁𑰟𑰰𑰦 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀆𑀤𑀺𑀫 (Brahmi script)
- အာဒိမ (Burmese script)
- આદિમ (Gujarati script)
- ਆਦਿਮ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌆𑌦𑌿𑌮 (Grantha script)
- ꦄꦴꦢꦶꦩ (Javanese script)
- 𑂄𑂠𑂱𑂧 (Kaithi script)
- ಆದಿಮ (Kannada script)
- អាទិម (Khmer script)
- ອາທິມ (Lao script)
- ആദിമ (Malayalam script)
- ᠠ᠊ᠠᡩᡳᠮᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘁𑘟𑘱𑘦 (Modi script)
- ᠠᢗᢑᠢᠮᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- 𑦡𑦿𑧒𑧆 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐁𑐡𑐶𑐩 (Newa script)
- ଆଦିମ (Odia script)
- ꢃꢣꢶꢪ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆄𑆢𑆴𑆩 (Sharada script)
- 𑖁𑖟𑖰𑖦 (Siddham script)
- ආදිම (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩐𑩛𑩭𑩑𑩴 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚁𑚛𑚮𑚢 (Takri script)
- ஆதி³ம (Tamil script)
- ఆదిమ (Telugu script)
- อาทิม (Thai script)
- ཨཱ་དི་མ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒂𑒠𑒱𑒧 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨀𑨊𑨛𑨁𑨢 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
From आदि (ādi, “beginning, origin”) + -इम (-ima).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /ɑː.di.mɐ/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /ɑː.d̪i.mɐ/
Adjective
आदिम • (ādima) stem
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | आदिमः (ādimaḥ) | आदिमौ (ādimau) आदिमा¹ (ādimā¹) |
आदिमाः (ādimāḥ) आदिमासः¹ (ādimāsaḥ¹) |
| accusative | आदिमम् (ādimam) | आदिमौ (ādimau) आदिमा¹ (ādimā¹) |
आदिमान् (ādimān) |
| instrumental | आदिमेन (ādimena) | आदिमाभ्याम् (ādimābhyām) | आदिमैः (ādimaiḥ) आदिमेभिः¹ (ādimebhiḥ¹) |
| dative | आदिमाय (ādimāya) | आदिमाभ्याम् (ādimābhyām) | आदिमेभ्यः (ādimebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | आदिमात् (ādimāt) | आदिमाभ्याम् (ādimābhyām) | आदिमेभ्यः (ādimebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | आदिमस्य (ādimasya) | आदिमयोः (ādimayoḥ) | आदिमानाम् (ādimānām) |
| locative | आदिमे (ādime) | आदिमयोः (ādimayoḥ) | आदिमेषु (ādimeṣu) |
| vocative | आदिम (ādima) | आदिमौ (ādimau) आदिमा¹ (ādimā¹) |
आदिमाः (ādimāḥ) आदिमासः¹ (ādimāsaḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | आदिमा (ādimā) | आदिमे (ādime) | आदिमाः (ādimāḥ) |
| accusative | आदिमाम् (ādimām) | आदिमे (ādime) | आदिमाः (ādimāḥ) |
| instrumental | आदिमया (ādimayā) आदिमा¹ (ādimā¹) |
आदिमाभ्याम् (ādimābhyām) | आदिमाभिः (ādimābhiḥ) |
| dative | आदिमायै (ādimāyai) | आदिमाभ्याम् (ādimābhyām) | आदिमाभ्यः (ādimābhyaḥ) |
| ablative | आदिमायाः (ādimāyāḥ) आदिमायै² (ādimāyai²) |
आदिमाभ्याम् (ādimābhyām) | आदिमाभ्यः (ādimābhyaḥ) |
| genitive | आदिमायाः (ādimāyāḥ) आदिमायै² (ādimāyai²) |
आदिमयोः (ādimayoḥ) | आदिमानाम् (ādimānām) |
| locative | आदिमायाम् (ādimāyām) | आदिमयोः (ādimayoḥ) | आदिमासु (ādimāsu) |
| vocative | आदिमे (ādime) | आदिमे (ādime) | आदिमाः (ādimāḥ) |
- ¹Vedic
- ²Brāhmaṇas
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | आदिमम् (ādimam) | आदिमे (ādime) | आदिमानि (ādimāni) आदिमा¹ (ādimā¹) |
| accusative | आदिमम् (ādimam) | आदिमे (ādime) | आदिमानि (ādimāni) आदिमा¹ (ādimā¹) |
| instrumental | आदिमेन (ādimena) | आदिमाभ्याम् (ādimābhyām) | आदिमैः (ādimaiḥ) आदिमेभिः¹ (ādimebhiḥ¹) |
| dative | आदिमाय (ādimāya) | आदिमाभ्याम् (ādimābhyām) | आदिमेभ्यः (ādimebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | आदिमात् (ādimāt) | आदिमाभ्याम् (ādimābhyām) | आदिमेभ्यः (ādimebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | आदिमस्य (ādimasya) | आदिमयोः (ādimayoḥ) | आदिमानाम् (ādimānām) |
| locative | आदिमे (ādime) | आदिमयोः (ādimayoḥ) | आदिमेषु (ādimeṣu) |
| vocative | आदिम (ādima) | आदिमे (ādime) | आदिमानि (ādimāni) आदिमा¹ (ādimā¹) |
- ¹Vedic
Derived terms
- आदिमत्व (ādimatva)
Further reading
- Monier Williams (1899) “आदिम”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 137.