𑀖𑀫𑁆𑀫

Prakrit

Etymology

    Inherited from Sanskrit घ॒र्म (gharmá), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gʰarmás, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰer- + *-mós.

    Noun

    𑀖𑀫𑁆𑀫 (ghammam (Devanagari घम्म, Kannada ಘಮ್ಮ) (attested in Māhārāṣṭrī)

    1. heat
      Synonyms: 𑀢𑀸𑀯 (tāva), 𑀉𑀲𑀺𑀡 (usiṇa)
    2. sweat
      Synonym: 𑀲𑁂𑀅 (sea)

    Declension

    Maharastri declension of 𑀖𑀫𑁆𑀫 (masculine)
    singular plural
    Nominative 𑀖𑀫𑁆𑀫𑁄 (ghammo) 𑀖𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀸 (ghammā)
    Accusative 𑀖𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀁 (ghammaṃ) 𑀖𑀫𑁆𑀫𑁂 (ghamme) or 𑀖𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀸 (ghammā)
    Instrumental 𑀖𑀫𑁆𑀫𑁂𑀡 (ghammeṇa) or 𑀖𑀫𑁆𑀫𑁂𑀡𑀁 (ghammeṇaṃ) 𑀖𑀫𑁆𑀫𑁂𑀳𑀺 (ghammehi) or 𑀖𑀫𑁆𑀫𑁂𑀳𑀺𑀁 (ghammehiṃ)
    Dative 𑀖𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀸𑀅 (ghammāa)
    Ablative 𑀖𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀸𑀑 (ghammāo) or 𑀖𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀸𑀉 (ghammāu) or 𑀖𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀸 (ghammā) or 𑀖𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀸𑀳𑀺 (ghammāhi) or 𑀖𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (ghammāhiṃto)
    Genitive 𑀖𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀲𑁆𑀲 (ghammassa) 𑀖𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀸𑀡 (ghammāṇa) or 𑀖𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀸𑀡𑀁 (ghammāṇaṃ)
    Locative 𑀖𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀺 (ghammammi) or 𑀖𑀫𑁆𑀫𑁂 (ghamme) 𑀖𑀫𑁆𑀫𑁂𑀲𑀼 (ghammesu) or 𑀖𑀫𑁆𑀫𑁂𑀲𑀼𑀁 (ghammesuṃ)
    Vocative 𑀖𑀫𑁆𑀫 (ghamma) or 𑀖𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀸 (ghammā) 𑀖𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀸 (ghammā)

    Derived terms

    • *𑀖𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀇 (*ghammaï, denominal verb)
      • Eastern Indo-Aryan:

    Descendants

    • Central Indo-Aryan:
    • Eastern Indo-Aryan:
      • Bengali-Assamese:
        • Assamese: ঘাম (gham, sweat)
        • Bengali: ঘাম (gham, sweat)
        • Sylheti: ꠊꠣꠝ (gámo)
      • Bihari:
    • Northern Indo-Aryan:
    • Southern Indo-Aryan:
      • Konkani: (sweat)
        Devanagari script: घाम (ghām)
        Kannada script: ಘಾಮ್ (ghām)
        Latin script: gham
      • Old Marathi: 𑘑𑘰𑘦 (ghāma)
    • Western Indo-Aryan:
      • Gujarati: ઘામ (ghām, heat; sweat)
      • Romani: kham (sun)

    References

    • Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928) “घम्म”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author], page 305.
    • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “gharmá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 240