ऊष्मन्

Sanskrit

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Etymology

Traditionally connected to उष् (uṣ, to burn), but Mayrhofer suggests a relation to वा (, to blow (of wind)) and Ancient Greek ἀτμός (atmós).

Pronunciation

Noun

ऊष्मन् • (ūṣmán) stemm

  1. heat, warmth, glow, steam, (hot) vapour
  2. the hot season, summer
  3. ardour
  4. anger, wrath
  5. (grammar) the name applied to certain sounds, namely श् (ś), ष् (), स् (s), ह् (h), (), (), ष्क् (ṣk), and ष्प् (ṣp)

Declension

Masculine an-stem declension of ऊष्मन्
singular dual plural
nominative ऊष्मा (ūṣmā́) ऊष्माणौ (ūṣmā́ṇau)
ऊष्माणा¹ (ūṣmā́ṇā¹)
ऊष्माणः (ūṣmā́ṇaḥ)
accusative ऊष्माणम् (ūṣmā́ṇam) ऊष्माणौ (ūṣmā́ṇau)
ऊष्माणा¹ (ūṣmā́ṇā¹)
ऊष्मणः (ūṣmáṇaḥ)
instrumental ऊष्मणा (ūṣmáṇā) ऊष्मभ्याम् (ūṣmábhyām) ऊष्मभिः (ūṣmábhiḥ)
dative ऊष्मणे (ūṣmáṇe) ऊष्मभ्याम् (ūṣmábhyām) ऊष्मभ्यः (ūṣmábhyaḥ)
ablative ऊष्मणः (ūṣmáṇaḥ) ऊष्मभ्याम् (ūṣmábhyām) ऊष्मभ्यः (ūṣmábhyaḥ)
genitive ऊष्मणः (ūṣmáṇaḥ) ऊष्मणोः (ūṣmáṇoḥ) ऊष्मणाम् (ūṣmáṇām)
locative ऊष्मणि (ūṣmáṇi)
ऊष्मन्¹ (ūṣmán¹)
ऊष्मणोः (ūṣmáṇoḥ) ऊष्मसु (ūṣmásu)
vocative ऊष्मन् (ū́ṣman) ऊष्माणौ (ū́ṣmāṇau)
ऊष्माणा¹ (ū́ṣmāṇā¹)
ऊष्माणः (ū́ṣmāṇaḥ)
  • ¹Vedic
  • ऊष्मायते (ūṣmāyate)

Descendants

  • Dardic:
    • Kashmiri:
      Arabic script: ووٗہہٕ (wūhụ)
      Devanagari script: वूहॖ (wūhụ)
  • Prakrit: 𑀉𑀫𑁆𑀳 (umha)
    Magadhi Prakrit:
    • Assamese: উম (um)
    • Bengali: উম (um), ওম (ōm)
    • Maithili: ōph
      Devanagari script: ओफ
      Tirhuta script: 𑒍𑒤
    Maharastri Prakrit:
    • Konkani: hūm
      Devanagari script: हूम
      Kannada script: ಹೂಮ್
      Latin script: hum
    Paisaci Prakrit:
    Sauraseni Prakrit:
    • Gurjara Apabhramsa:
      • Gujarati: હૂંફ (hū̃ph)
      • Marwari: ऊमस (ūmas)

Further reading