शाम
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See also: शमा
Hindi
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Etymology tree
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)
Declension
Declension of शाम (fem cons-stem)
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
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शाम • (śām) f (Urdu spelling شام)
- Syria (a country in West Asia, in the Middle East)
Etymology 3
Proper noun
शाम • (śām) m (Urdu spelling شام)
- an epithet of Krishna
- a male given name, Sham, from Sanskrit
Etymology 4
Inherited from Sanskrit शम्बा (śambā).
Noun
शाम • (śām) m (Urdu spelling شام)
Declension
Declension of शाम (masc cons-stem)
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “शाम”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Platts, John T. (1884) “शाम”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
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
शाम • (śāmá) stem
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | शामः (śāmaḥ) | शामौ (śāmau) शामा¹ (śāmā¹) |
शामाः (śāmāḥ) शामासः¹ (śāmāsaḥ¹) |
| vocative | शाम (śāma) | शामौ (śāmau) शामा¹ (śāmā¹) |
शामाः (śāmāḥ) शामासः¹ (śāmāsaḥ¹) |
| accusative | शामम् (śāmam) | शामौ (śāmau) शामा¹ (śāmā¹) |
शामान् (śāmān) |
| instrumental | शामेन (śāmena) | शामाभ्याम् (śāmābhyām) | शामैः (śāmaiḥ) शामेभिः¹ (śāmebhiḥ¹) |
| dative | शामाय (śāmāya) | शामाभ्याम् (śāmābhyām) | शामेभ्यः (śāmebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | शामात् (śāmāt) | शामाभ्याम् (śāmābhyām) | शामेभ्यः (śāmebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | शामस्य (śāmasya) | शामयोः (śāmayoḥ) | शामानाम् (śāmānām) |
| locative | शामे (śāme) | शामयोः (śāmayoḥ) | शामेषु (śāmeṣu) |
- ¹Vedic
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | शामा (śāmā) | शामे (śāme) | शामाः (śāmāḥ) |
| vocative | शामे (śāme) | शामे (śāme) | शामाः (śāmāḥ) |
| accusative | शामाम् (śāmām) | शामे (śāme) | शामाः (śāmāḥ) |
| instrumental | शामया (śāmayā) शामा¹ (śāmā¹) |
शामाभ्याम् (śāmābhyām) | शामाभिः (śāmābhiḥ) |
| dative | शामायै (śāmāyai) | शामाभ्याम् (śāmābhyām) | शामाभ्यः (śāmābhyaḥ) |
| ablative | शामायाः (śāmāyāḥ) शामायै² (śāmāyai²) |
शामाभ्याम् (śāmābhyām) | शामाभ्यः (śāmābhyaḥ) |
| genitive | शामायाः (śāmāyāḥ) शामायै² (śāmāyai²) |
शामयोः (śāmayoḥ) | शामानाम् (śāmānām) |
| locative | शामायाम् (śāmāyām) | शामयोः (śāmayoḥ) | शामासु (śāmāsu) |
- ¹Vedic
- ²Brāhmaṇas
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | शामम् (śāmam) | शामे (śāme) | शामानि (śāmāni) शामा¹ (śāmā¹) |
| vocative | शाम (śāma) | शामे (śāme) | शामानि (śāmāni) शामा¹ (śāmā¹) |
| accusative | शामम् (śāmam) | शामे (śāme) | शामानि (śāmāni) शामा¹ (śāmā¹) |
| instrumental | शामेन (śāmena) | शामाभ्याम् (śāmābhyām) | शामैः (śāmaiḥ) शामेभिः¹ (śāmebhiḥ¹) |
| dative | शामाय (śāmāya) | शामाभ्याम् (śāmābhyām) | शामेभ्यः (śāmebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | शामात् (śāmāt) | शामाभ्याम् (śāmābhyām) | शामेभ्यः (śāmebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | शामस्य (śāmasya) | शामयोः (śāmayoḥ) | शामानाम् (śāmānām) |
| locative | शामे (śāme) | शामयोः (śāmayoḥ) | शामेषु (śāmeṣu) |
- ¹Vedic
References
- Monier Williams (1899) “शाम”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, , new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1065.