ઉઠમણું
Gujarati
Alternative forms
- ઉઠામણું (uṭhāmṇũ)
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀉𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀸𑀯𑀡 (uṭṭhāvaṇa), from Sanskrit उत्थापन (utthāpana). Cognate with Hindi उठौनी (uṭhaunī).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Gujarati) IPA(key): /ˈu.ʈʰəm.ɳũ/
- Rhymes: -ũ
- Hyphenation: ઉ‧ઠમ‧ણું
Noun
ઉઠમણું • (uṭhamṇũ) n
- A post-funeral ceremony on the third day after the deceased's death.
- (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
| 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
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*ut-sthāpana”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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
- “ઉઠમણું”, in Gujaratilexicon.com [Gujarati-English dictionary], Arnion Technologies, 2009.