ઉઠમણું

Gujarati

Alternative forms

  • ઉઠામણું (uṭhāmṇũ)

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀉𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀸𑀯𑀡 (uṭṭhāvaṇa), from Sanskrit उत्थापन (utthāpana). Cognate with Hindi उठौनी (uṭhaunī).

Pronunciation

Noun

ઉઠમણું • (uṭhamṇũn

  1. A post-funeral ceremony on the third day after the deceased's death.
    1. (Zoroastrianism) A ritual performed three days after the deceased's death, marking the departure of the soul, as according to Zoroastrianism, the soul remains in the material world for three days after death.

Declension

Declension of ઉઠમણું
singular plural
nominative ઉઠમણું (uṭhamṇũ) ઉઠમણુંો (uṭhamṇũo)
oblique ઉઠમણું (uṭhamṇũ) ઉઠમણુંો (uṭhamṇũo)
vocative ઉઠમણું (uṭhamṇũ) ઉઠમણુંો (uṭhamṇũo)
instrumental ઉઠમણુંે (uṭhamṇũe) ઉઠમણુંોએ (uṭhamṇũoe)
locative ઉઠમણુંે (uṭhamṇũe) ઉઠમણુંોએ (uṭhamṇũoe)

See also

  • જારત (jārat)

References

Further reading

  • ભગવતસિંહ [bhagvatsĩh] (1944) “ઉઠમણું”, in ભગવદ્ગોમંડલ [bhagvadgomaṇḍal], India, page 1367.
  • Cauzim, Mirza Mohomed (1846) A Dictionary, Goojratee and English[1], Bombay: Oriental Institute, page 35, column 2