ऊष्मन्

Sanskrit

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Etymology

Traditionally connected to उष् (uṣ, to burn), but Mayrhofer suggests a relation to वा (, to blow (of wind)) and Ancient Greek ἀτμός (atmós).

Pronunciation

Noun

ऊ॒ष्मन् • (ūṣmán) stemm

  1. heat, warmth, glow, steam, (hot) vapour
  2. the hot season, summer
  3. ardour
  4. anger, wrath
  5. (grammar) the name applied to certain sounds, namely श् (ś), ष् (), स् (s), ह् (h), (), (), ष्क् (ṣk), and ष्प् (ṣp)

Declension

Masculine an-stem declension of ऊ॒ष्मन्
singular dual plural
nominative ऊ॒ष्मा (ūṣmā́) ऊ॒ष्माणौ॑ (ūṣmā́ṇau)
ऊ॒ष्माणा॑¹ (ūṣmā́ṇā¹)
ऊ॒ष्माणः॑ (ūṣmā́ṇaḥ)
accusative ऊ॒ष्माण॑म् (ūṣmā́ṇam) ऊ॒ष्माणौ॑ (ūṣmā́ṇau)
ऊ॒ष्माणा॑¹ (ūṣmā́ṇā¹)
ऊ॒ष्मणः॑ (ūṣmáṇaḥ)
instrumental ऊ॒ष्मणा॑ (ūṣmáṇā) ऊ॒ष्मभ्या॑म् (ūṣmábhyām) ऊ॒ष्मभिः॑ (ūṣmábhiḥ)
dative ऊ॒ष्मणे॑ (ūṣmáṇe) ऊ॒ष्मभ्या॑म् (ūṣmábhyām) ऊ॒ष्मभ्यः॑ (ūṣmábhyaḥ)
ablative ऊ॒ष्मणः॑ (ūṣmáṇaḥ) ऊ॒ष्मभ्या॑म् (ūṣmábhyām) ऊ॒ष्मभ्यः॑ (ūṣmábhyaḥ)
genitive ऊ॒ष्मणः॑ (ūṣmáṇaḥ) ऊ॒ष्मणोः॑ (ūṣmáṇoḥ) ऊ॒ष्मणा॑म् (ūṣmáṇām)
locative ऊ॒ष्मणि॑ (ūṣmáṇi)
ऊ॒ष्मन्¹ (ūṣmán¹)
ऊ॒ष्मणोः॑ (ūṣmáṇoḥ) ऊ॒ष्मसु॑ (ūṣmásu)
vocative ऊष्म॑न् (ū́ṣman) ऊष्मा॑णौ (ū́ṣmāṇau)
ऊष्मा॑णा¹ (ū́ṣmāṇā¹)
ऊष्मा॑णः (ū́ṣmāṇaḥ)
  • ¹Vedic
  • ऊष्मायते (ūṣmāyate)

Descendants

  • Dardic:
    • Kashmiri:
      Arabic script: ووٗہہٕ (wūhụ)
      Devanagari script: वूहॖ (wūhụ)
  • Prakrit: 𑀉𑀫𑁆𑀳 (umha)
    Magadhi Prakrit:
    • Assamese: উম (um)
    • Bengali: উম (um), ওম (ōm)
    • Maithili: ōph
      Devanagari script: ओफ
      Tirhuta script: 𑒍𑒤
    Maharastri Prakrit:
    • Konkani: hūm
      Devanagari script: हूम
      Kannada script: ಹೂಮ್
      Latin script: hum
    Paisaci Prakrit:
    Sauraseni Prakrit:
    • Gurjara Apabhramsa:
      • Gujarati: હૂંફ (hū̃ph)
      • Marwari: ऊमस (ūmas)

Further reading