भाम
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- ভাম (Assamese script)
- ᬪᬵᬫ (Balinese script)
- ভাম (Bengali script)
- 𑰥𑰯𑰦 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀪𑀸𑀫 (Brahmi script)
- ဘာမ (Burmese script)
- ભામ (Gujarati script)
- ਭਾਮ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌭𑌾𑌮 (Grantha script)
- ꦨꦴꦩ (Javanese script)
- 𑂦𑂰𑂧 (Kaithi script)
- ಭಾಮ (Kannada script)
- ភាម (Khmer script)
- ຠາມ (Lao script)
- ഭാമ (Malayalam script)
- ᢨᠠ᠊ᠠᠮᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘥𑘰𑘦 (Modi script)
- ᠪᠾᠠᢗᠮᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧅𑧑𑧆 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐨𑐵𑐩 (Newa script)
- ଭାମ (Odia script)
- ꢩꢵꢪ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆨𑆳𑆩 (Sharada script)
- 𑖥𑖯𑖦 (Siddham script)
- භාම (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩳𑩛𑩴 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚡𑚭𑚢 (Takri script)
- ப⁴ாம (Tamil script)
- భామ (Telugu script)
- ภาม (Thai script)
- བྷཱ་མ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒦𑒰𑒧 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨡𑨊𑨢 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-Aryan *bʰáHmas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰáHmas, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰóh₂-mos, from *bʰeh₂- (“to glow, shine”). Related to भास् (bhā́s) and भान (bhā́na).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /bʱɑ́ː.mɐ/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /bʱɑː.mɐ/
Noun
भाम • (bhā́ma) stem, m
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | भामः (bhā́maḥ) | भामौ (bhā́mau) भामा¹ (bhā́mā¹) |
भामाः (bhā́māḥ) भामासः¹ (bhā́māsaḥ¹) |
| accusative | भामम् (bhā́mam) | भामौ (bhā́mau) भामा¹ (bhā́mā¹) |
भामान् (bhā́mān) |
| instrumental | भामेन (bhā́mena) | भामाभ्याम् (bhā́mābhyām) | भामैः (bhā́maiḥ) भामेभिः¹ (bhā́mebhiḥ¹) |
| dative | भामाय (bhā́māya) | भामाभ्याम् (bhā́mābhyām) | भामेभ्यः (bhā́mebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | भामात् (bhā́māt) | भामाभ्याम् (bhā́mābhyām) | भामेभ्यः (bhā́mebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | भामस्य (bhā́masya) | भामयोः (bhā́mayoḥ) | भामानाम् (bhā́mānām) |
| locative | भामे (bhā́me) | भामयोः (bhā́mayoḥ) | भामेषु (bhā́meṣu) |
| vocative | भाम (bhā́ma) | भामौ (bhā́mau) भामा¹ (bhā́mā¹) |
भामाः (bhā́māḥ) भामासः¹ (bhā́māsaḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
Descendants
Further reading
- Hellwig, Oliver (2010–2025) “bhāma”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.