स्यूमन्

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Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *syéwh₁-mn̥ ~ *syuh₁-mén-s (membrane, strap, band). Cognate with Ancient Greek ῠ̔μήν (humḗn, membrane) (whence English hymen), Old Prussian schumeno.

Pronunciation

Noun

स्यूमन् (syū́man) stemn

  1. a strap, band, bridle
    • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 3.61.4:
      अव॒ स्यूमे॑व चिन्व॒ती म॒घोन्यु॒षा या॑ति॒ स्वस॑रस्य॒ पत्नी॑ ।
      स्व१॒॑र्जन॑न्ती सु॒भगा॑ सु॒दंसा॒ आन्ता॑द्दि॒वः प॑प्रथ॒ आ पृ॑थि॒व्याः ॥
      áva syū́meva cinvatī́ maghónyuṣā́ yāti svásarasya pátnī.
      svàrjánantī subhágā sudáṃsā ā́ntāddiváḥ papratha ā́ pṛthivyā́ḥ.
      Letting her reins drop downward, Morning cometh, the wealthy Dame, the Lady of the dwelling;
      Bringing forth light, the Wonderful, the Blessed hath spread her from the bounds of earth and heaven.

Declension

Neuter an-stem declension of स्यूमन् (syū́man)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative स्यूम
syū́ma
स्यूम्नी / स्यूमनी
syū́mnī / syū́manī
स्यूमानि / स्यूम¹ / स्यूमा¹
syū́māni / syū́ma¹ / syū́mā¹
Vocative स्यूमन् / स्यूम
syū́man / syū́ma
स्यूम्नी / स्यूमनी
syū́mnī / syū́manī
स्यूमानि / स्यूम¹ / स्यूमा¹
syū́māni / syū́ma¹ / syū́mā¹
Accusative स्यूम
syū́ma
स्यूम्नी / स्यूमनी
syū́mnī / syū́manī
स्यूमानि / स्यूम¹ / स्यूमा¹
syū́māni / syū́ma¹ / syū́mā¹
Instrumental स्यूम्ना
syū́mnā
स्यूमभ्याम्
syū́mabhyām
स्यूमभिः
syū́mabhiḥ
Dative स्यूम्ने
syū́mne
स्यूमभ्याम्
syū́mabhyām
स्यूमभ्यः
syū́mabhyaḥ
Ablative स्यूम्नः
syū́mnaḥ
स्यूमभ्याम्
syū́mabhyām
स्यूमभ्यः
syū́mabhyaḥ
Genitive स्यूम्नः
syū́mnaḥ
स्यूम्नोः
syū́mnoḥ
स्यूम्नाम्
syū́mnām
Locative स्यूम्नि / स्यूमनि / स्यूमन्¹
syū́mni / syū́mani / syū́man¹
स्यूम्नोः
syū́mnoḥ
स्यूमसु
syū́masu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Descendants

  • Dardic:
    • Kalasha: šumán (belt, trouser-cord)
    • Khowar: šimánu (trouser-cord)
    • Phalura: šumáṇ (trouser-cord)

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