शाम

See also: शमा

Hindi

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Hindi) IPA(key): /ʃɑːm/, [ʃä̃ːm]
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Etymology 1

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-Iranian *kšápā
Proto-Iranian *xšápā
Proto-Iranian *-yah
Proto-Iranian *xšáfnyah
Classical Persian شامbor.
Hindi शाम

    Borrowed from Classical Persian شام (šām), from Proto-Iranian *xšáfnyah. Cognate with Sanskrit क्षप् (kṣap, “night”); despite phonetic and semantic similarity, not related to Sanskrit श्यामा (śyāmā, “night, shadow”), which derives from a different root.

    Noun

    शाम • (śām) f (Urdu spelling شام)

    1. evening
      Synonym: सांझ (sāñjh)
      क्या शाम का समय आपके अनुकूल होगा?
      kyā śām kā samay āpke anukūl hogā?
      Will a time in the evening suit you?
    Declension
    Declension of शाम (fem cons-stem)
    singular plural
    direct शाम
    śām     		शामें
    śāmẽ
    oblique शाम
    śām     		शामों
    śāmõ
    vocative शाम
    śām     		शामो
    śāmo

    Etymology 2

    Borrowed from Classical Persian شام (šām), from Arabic شَام (šām), originally meaning 'left-hand side', i.e. 'north' (when looking towards sunrise). Compare Gujarati શામ (śām).

    Proper noun

    शाम • (śām) f (Urdu spelling شام)

    1. Syria (a country in West Asia in the Middle East)

    Etymology 3

    From Sanskrit श्याम (śyāma).

    Proper noun

    शाम • (śām) m (Urdu spelling شام)

    1. an epithet of Krishna
    2. a male given name, Sham, from Sanskrit

    Etymology 4

    Inherited from Sanskrit शम्बा (śambā).

    Noun

    शाम • (śām) m (Urdu spelling شام)

    1. ferrule (of a stick, etc.), metal end
    Declension
    Declension of शाम (masc cons-stem)
    singular plural
    direct शाम
    śām     		शाम
    śām
    oblique शाम
    śām     		शामों
    śāmõ
    vocative शाम
    śām     		शामो
    śāmo

    References

    Sanskrit

    Alternative scripts

    Alternative scripts
    • শাম (Assamese script)
    • ᬰᬵᬫ (Balinese script)
    • শাম (Bengali script)
    • 𑰫𑰯𑰦 (Bhaiksuki script)
    • 𑀰𑀸𑀫 (Brahmi script)
    • ၐာမ (Burmese script)
    • શામ (Gujarati script)
    • ਸ਼ਾਮ (Gurmukhi script)
    • 𑌶𑌾𑌮 (Grantha script)
    • ꦯꦴꦩ (Javanese script)
    • 𑂬𑂰𑂧 (Kaithi script)
    • ಶಾಮ (Kannada script)
    • ឝាម (Khmer script)
    • ຨາມ (Lao script)
    • ശാമ (Malayalam script)
    • ᡧᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᠮᠠ (Manchu script)
    • 𑘫𑘰𑘦 (Modi script)
    • ᠱᠠᢗᠮᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
    • 𑧋𑧑𑧆 (Nandinagari script)
    • 𑐱𑐵𑐩 (Newa script)
    • ଶାମ (Odia script)
    • ꢯꢵꢪ (Saurashtra script)
    • 𑆯𑆳𑆩 (Sharada script)
    • 𑖫𑖯𑖦 (Siddham script)
    • ශාම (Sinhalese script)
    • 𑩿𑩛𑩴 (Soyombo script)
    • 𑚧𑚭𑚢 (Takri script)
    • ஶாம (Tamil script)
    • శామ (Telugu script)
    • ศาม (Thai script)
    • ཤཱ་མ (Tibetan script)
    • 𑒬𑒰𑒧 (Tirhuta script)
    • 𑨮𑨊𑨢 (Zanabazar Square script)

    Etymology

    Vṛddhi derivative the root शम् (śam).

    Pronunciation

    Adjective

    शा॒म • (śāmá) stem

    1. appeasing, curing, having curative properties

    Declension

    Masculine a-stem declension of शा॒म
    singular dual plural
    nominative शा॒मः (śāmáḥ) शा॒मौ (śāmáu)
    शा॒मा¹ (śāmā́¹)     		शा॒माः (śāmā́ḥ)
    शा॒मासः॑¹ (śāmā́saḥ¹)
    accusative शा॒मम् (śāmám) शा॒मौ (śāmáu)
    शा॒मा¹ (śāmā́¹)     		शा॒मान् (śāmā́n)
    instrumental शा॒मेन॑ (śāména) शा॒माभ्या॑म् (śāmā́bhyām) शा॒मैः (śāmáiḥ)
    शा॒मेभिः॑¹ (śāmébhiḥ¹)
    dative शा॒माय॑ (śāmā́ya) शा॒माभ्या॑म् (śāmā́bhyām) शा॒मेभ्यः॑ (śāmébhyaḥ)
    ablative शा॒मात् (śāmā́t) शा॒माभ्या॑म् (śāmā́bhyām) शा॒मेभ्यः॑ (śāmébhyaḥ)
    genitive शा॒मस्य॑ (śāmásya) शा॒मयोः॑ (śāmáyoḥ) शा॒माना॑म् (śāmā́nām)
    locative शा॒मे (śāmé) शा॒मयोः॑ (śāmáyoḥ) शा॒मेषु॑ (śāméṣu)
    vocative शाम॑ (śā́ma) शामौ॑ (śā́mau)
    शामा॑¹ (śā́mā¹)     		शामाः॑ (śā́māḥ)
    शामा॑सः¹ (śā́māsaḥ¹)
    • ¹Vedic
    Feminine ā-stem declension of शा॒मा
    singular dual plural
    nominative शा॒मा (śāmā́) शा॒मे (śāmé) शा॒माः (śāmā́ḥ)
    accusative शा॒माम् (śāmā́m) शा॒मे (śāmé) शा॒माः (śāmā́ḥ)
    instrumental शा॒मया॑ (śāmáyā)
    शा॒मा¹ (śāmā́¹)     		शा॒माभ्या॑म् (śāmā́bhyām) शा॒माभिः॑ (śāmā́bhiḥ)
    dative शा॒मायै॑ (śāmā́yai) शा॒माभ्या॑म् (śāmā́bhyām) शा॒माभ्यः॑ (śāmā́bhyaḥ)
    ablative शा॒मायाः॑ (śāmā́yāḥ)
    शा॒मायै॑² (śāmā́yai²)     		शा॒माभ्या॑म् (śāmā́bhyām) शा॒माभ्यः॑ (śāmā́bhyaḥ)
    genitive शा॒मायाः॑ (śāmā́yāḥ)
    शा॒मायै॑² (śāmā́yai²)     		शा॒मयोः॑ (śāmáyoḥ) शा॒माना॑म् (śāmā́nām)
    locative शा॒माया॑म् (śāmā́yām) शा॒मयोः॑ (śāmáyoḥ) शा॒मासु॑ (śāmā́su)
    vocative शामे॑ (śā́me) शामे॑ (śā́me) शामाः॑ (śā́māḥ)
    • ¹Vedic
    • ²Brāhmaṇas
    Neuter a-stem declension of शा॒म
    singular dual plural
    nominative शा॒मम् (śāmám) शा॒मे (śāmé) शा॒मानि॑ (śāmā́ni)
    शा॒मा¹ (śāmā́¹)
    accusative शा॒मम् (śāmám) शा॒मे (śāmé) शा॒मानि॑ (śāmā́ni)
    शा॒मा¹ (śāmā́¹)
    instrumental शा॒मेन॑ (śāména) शा॒माभ्या॑म् (śāmā́bhyām) शा॒मैः (śāmáiḥ)
    शा॒मेभिः॑¹ (śāmébhiḥ¹)
    dative शा॒माय॑ (śāmā́ya) शा॒माभ्या॑म् (śāmā́bhyām) शा॒मेभ्यः॑ (śāmébhyaḥ)
    ablative शा॒मात् (śāmā́t) शा॒माभ्या॑म् (śāmā́bhyām) शा॒मेभ्यः॑ (śāmébhyaḥ)
    genitive शा॒मस्य॑ (śāmásya) शा॒मयोः॑ (śāmáyoḥ) शा॒माना॑म् (śāmā́nām)
    locative शा॒मे (śāmé) शा॒मयोः॑ (śāmáyoḥ) शा॒मेषु॑ (śāméṣu)
    vocative शाम॑ (śā́ma) शामे॑ (śā́me) शामा॑नि (śā́māni)
    शामा॑¹ (śā́mā¹)
    • ¹Vedic

    References

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