घाम

Haryanvi

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰer-
Proto-Indo-European *-mós
Proto-Indo-Iranian *gʰarmás
Sanskrit घ॒र्म (gharmá)
Prakrit 𑀖𑀫𑁆𑀫 (ghamma)
Haryanvi घाम

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

    Noun

    घाम (ghām)

    1. sunshine

    Hindi

    Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰer-
    Proto-Indo-European *-mós
    Proto-Indo-Iranian *gʰarmás
    Sanskrit घ॒र्म (gharmá)
    Prakrit 𑀖𑀫𑁆𑀫 (ghamma)
    Hindi घाम

      Inherited from Prakrit घम्म (ghamma), from Sanskrit घ॒र्म (gharmá), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gʰarmás, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰor-mós, from *gʷʰer- (“warm”). Doublet of गर्म (garm) and घर्म (gharm), and related to घिन (ghin). Cognate with Awadhi घामु (ghāmu), Bengali ঘাম (gham), Gujarati ઘામ (ghām), Nepali घाम (ghām), Romani kham, and distantly with English warm, furnace.

      Pronunciation

      Noun

      घाम • (ghām) m or f (Urdu spelling گھام)

      1. heat and light of the sun
      2. sunstroke, glare
      3. sultriness
      4. (figurative) oppressiveness, difficulty, trouble

      Declension

      Declension of घाम (masc cons-stem)
      singular plural
      direct घाम
      ghām       		घाम
      ghām
      oblique घाम
      ghām       		घामों
      ghāmõ
      vocative घाम
      ghām       		घामो
      ghāmo
      Declension of घाम (fem cons-stem)
      singular plural
      direct घाम
      ghām       		घामें
      ghāmẽ
      oblique घाम
      ghām       		घामों
      ghāmõ
      vocative घाम
      ghām       		घामो
      ghāmo

      References

      • McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “घाम”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
      • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “ghāma”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
      • “घाम”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2026.

      Konkani

      Etymology

      Etymology tree
      Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰer-
      Proto-Indo-European *-mós
      Proto-Indo-Iranian *gʰarmás
      Sanskrit घ॒र्म (gharmá)
      Prakrit 𑀖𑀫𑁆𑀫 (ghamma)
      Konkani घाम

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

        Pronunciation

        • IPA(key): [ɡʱɑːm]

        Noun

        घाम • (ghām) (Latin script gham, Kannada script ಘಾಮ್)

        1. sweat
          Synonym: हूम (hūm)

        Derived terms

        • घामाचें (ghāmācẽ)
        • घामेल्ली (ghāmellī)
        • घामेवप (ghāmevap)
        • घामोळें (ghāmoḷẽ)

        References

        • Pushpak Bhattacharyya (2017), IndoWordNet‎[1]

        Marathi

        Etymology

        Etymology tree
        Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰer-
        Proto-Indo-European *-mós
        Proto-Indo-Iranian *gʰarmás
        Sanskrit घ॒र्म (gharmá)
        Prakrit 𑀖𑀫𑁆𑀫 (ghamma)
        Marathi घाम

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

          Pronunciation

          • IPA(key): /ɡʱam/

          Noun

          घाम • (ghām) m

          1. sweat, perspiration

          Declension

          Declension of घाम (masc cons-stem)
          direct
          singular           		घाम
          ghām
          direct
          plural           		घाम
          ghām
          singular
          एकवचन           		plural
          अनेकवचन
          nominative
          प्रथमा           		घाम
          ghām           		घाम
          ghām
          oblique
          सामान्यरूप           		घामा
          ghāmā           		घामां-
          ghāmān-
          acc. / dative
          द्वितीया / चतुर्थी           		घामाला
          ghāmālā           		घामांना
          ghāmānnā
          ergative घामाने, घामानं
          ghāmāne, ghāmāna           		घामांनी
          ghāmānnī
          instrumental घामाशी
          ghāmāśī           		घामांशी
          ghāmānśī
          locative
          सप्तमी           		घामात
          ghāmāt           		घामांत
          ghāmāt
          vocative
          संबोधन           		घामा
          ghāmā           		घामांनो
          ghāmānno
          Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions.
          There is no space between the stem and the postposition.
          Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.
          Genitive declension of घाम (masc cons-stem)
          masculine object
          पुल्लिंगी कर्म           		feminine object
          स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म           		neuter object
          नपुसकलिंगी कर्म           		oblique
          सामान्यरूप
          singular
          एकवचन           		plural
          अनेकवचन           		singular
          एकवचन           		plural
          अनेकवचन           		singular*
          एकवचन           		plural
          अनेकवचन
          singular subject
          एकवचनी कर्ता           		घामाचा
          ghāmāċā           		घामाचे
          ghāmāċe           		घामाची
          ghāmācī           		घामाच्या
          ghāmācā           		घामाचे, घामाचं
          ghāmāċe, ghāmāċa           		घामाची
          ghāmācī           		घामाच्या
          ghāmācā
          plural subject
          अनेकवचनी कर्ता           		घामांचा
          ghāmānċā           		घामांचे
          ghāmānċe           		घामांची
          ghāmāñcī           		घामांच्या
          ghāmāncā           		घामांचे, घामांचं
          ghāmānċe, ghāmānċa           		घामांची
          ghāmāñcī           		घामांच्या
          ghāmāñcā
          * Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a).
          Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

          Derived terms

          • घामट (ghāmaṭ, “sweaty”)
          • घामाघूम (ghāmāghūm, “drenched in sweat”)
          • घामावणे (ghāmāvṇe, “to sweat”)

          References

          • Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983), “घाम”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
          • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “घाम”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
          • दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950), “घाम”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ)
          • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “gharmá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

          Nepali

          Etymology

          Etymology tree
          Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰer-
          Proto-Indo-European *-mós
          Proto-Indo-Iranian *gʰarmás
          Sanskrit घ॒र्म (gharmá)
          Prakrit 𑀖𑀫𑁆𑀫 (ghamma)
          Nepali घाम

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

            Pronunciation

            • IPA(key): [ɡʱä̤m]
            • Phonetic Devanagari: घाम्

            Noun

            घाम • (ghām)

            1. sunlight, sunbeam
            2. (astronomy) sun
            3. heat (from the sun)
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