हेमन्

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ʰayman, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰéy-mn̥ ~ *ǵʰi-mén-s (winter).

Pronunciation

Noun

हेमन् • (héman) stem?

  1. winter
Usage notes

The word is only used in the locative singular हेमन् (héman, in the winter).

Derived terms
  • हैमन (haimaná)
Descendants
  • Dardic:
    • Kalasha: héman
    • Khowar: ىومون (yomún)

References

  • Monier Williams (1899) “हेमन् 2.heman”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, [], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1304, column 1.
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) “héman-”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[1] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 819

Etymology 2

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *źʰáyma, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ʰáyma, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰéy-mn̥ ~ *ǵʰi-mén-s, from *ǵʰey- (to drive). Cognate with Old Avestan 𐬰𐬀𐬉𐬨𐬀𐬥 (zaēman).

Pronunciation

Noun

हेमन् • (hemán) stemm (root हि)

  1. impulse, zeal, driving
Declension
Masculine an-stem declension of हेमन्
singular dual plural
nominative हेमा (hemā́) हेमानौ (hemā́nau)
हेमाना¹ (hemā́nā¹)
हेमानः (hemā́naḥ)
accusative हेमानम् (hemā́nam) हेमानौ (hemā́nau)
हेमाना¹ (hemā́nā¹)
हेम्नः (hemnáḥ)
instrumental हेम्ना (hemnā́)
हेमना² (hemánā²)
हेमभ्याम् (hemábhyām) हेमभिः (hemábhiḥ)
dative हेम्ने (hemné) हेमभ्याम् (hemábhyām) हेमभ्यः (hemábhyaḥ)
ablative हेम्नः (hemnáḥ) हेमभ्याम् (hemábhyām) हेमभ्यः (hemábhyaḥ)
genitive हेम्नः (hemnáḥ) हेम्नोः (hemnóḥ) हेम्नाम् (hemnā́m)
locative हेम्नि (hemní)
हेमनि (hemáni)
हेमन्¹ (hemán¹)
हेम्नोः (hemnóḥ) हेमसु (hemásu)
vocative हेमन् (héman) हेमानौ (hémānau)
हेमाना¹ (hémānā¹)
हेमानः (hémānaḥ)
  • ¹Vedic
  • ²Rigvedic

References

  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) “hemán-”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[2] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 819
  • Lubotsky, Alexander (2011) “hay”, in The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University, pages 224-5

Etymology 3

Developed from हैम (haima, covered with snow) in the sense of "glimmering like snow".

Pronunciation

Noun

हेमन् • (heman) stemn

  1. gold
Declension
Neuter an-stem declension of हेमन्
singular dual plural
nominative हेम (hema) हेम्नी (hemnī)
हेमनी (hemanī)
हेमानि (hemāni)
accusative हेम (hema) हेम्नी (hemnī)
हेमनी (hemanī)
हेमानि (hemāni)
instrumental हेम्ना (hemnā) हेमभ्याम् (hemabhyām) हेमभिः (hemabhiḥ)
dative हेम्ने (hemne) हेमभ्याम् (hemabhyām) हेमभ्यः (hemabhyaḥ)
ablative हेम्नः (hemnaḥ) हेमभ्याम् (hemabhyām) हेमभ्यः (hemabhyaḥ)
genitive हेम्नः (hemnaḥ) हेम्नोः (hemnoḥ) हेम्नाम् (hemnām)
locative हेम्नि (hemni)
हेमनि (hemani)
हेम्नोः (hemnoḥ) हेमसु (hemasu)
vocative हेमन् (heman)
हेम (hema)
हेम्नी (hemnī)
हेमनी (hemanī)
हेमानि (hemāni)

References

  • Monier Williams (1899) “हेमन् 3.heman”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, [], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1304, column 2.
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (2001) “heman-”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[3] (in German), volume 3, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 543-4