थामना

Hindi

Alternative forms

  • थाँभना (thāmbhnā), थाँबना (thāmbnā)archaic forms

Etymology

Hindi verb set
थमना (thamnā)
थामना (thāmnā)
थमाना (thamānā)

Variant of archaic थाँभना (thāmbhnā), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀣𑀁𑀪𑀇 (thaṃbhaï), from Sanskrit स्तम्भते (stambhate), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *stámbʰatay, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *stámbʰatay, from the root Proto-Indo-European *stebʰ-. Cognate to Marathi थांबणे (thāmbṇe).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /t̪ʰɑːm.nɑː/, [t̪ʰä̃ːm.näː]

Verb

थामना • (thāmnā) (transitive)

  1. to stop, halt, restrain
    Synonym: रोकना (roknā)
  2. to grab, clutch
    Synonym: पकड़ना (pakaṛnā)
  3. to prop up, support
  4. to bear (a task)

Conjugation

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