ईम्

Kolami

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *nīm.

Pronoun

ईम् (īm)

  1. you (plural)

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

Etymology

Traditionally derived from Proto-Indo-European *ís as possibly an accusative singular,[1] but Dunkel suggests a second origin from *íh₁.[2]

Pronunciation

Particle

ईम् • (īm)[3] (Vedic)

  1. particle of affirmation and restriction

References

  1. ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[1] (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 205
  2. ^ Dunkel, George E. (2014) Lexikon der indogermanischen Partikeln und Pronominalstämme [Lexicon of Indo-European Particles and Pronominal Stems] (in German), volume 2: Lexikon, Heidelberg: Universitätsverlag Winter, →ISBN, pages 366, 378
  3. ^ Monier Williams (1899) “ईम्”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, [], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 170, column 2.