धूम

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See also: धीमे and धीमा

Hindi

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From an unattested Sanskrit *धुन्मन् (dhunman, “noise”), from Sanskrit धुनि (dhuni, “roaring, sounding”).[1]

Noun

धूम • (dhūm) m (Urdu spelling دھوم)

  1. fun, blast
    धूम मचाना ― dhūm macānā ― to have fun
  2. noise, clamor
Declension
Declension of धूम (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct धूम
dhūm 		धूम
dhūm
oblique धूम
dhūm 		धूमों
dhūmõ
vocative धूम
dhūm 		धूमो
dhūmo
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Sanskrit धूम (dhūma). Doublet of धुआँ (dhuā̃).

Noun

धूम • (dhūm) m (Urdu spelling دھوم)

  1. smoke
Declension
Declension of धूम (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct धूम
dhūm 		धूम
dhūm
oblique धूम
dhūm 		धूमों
dhūmõ
vocative धूम
dhūm 		धूमो
dhūmo
Synonyms
Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*dhunman”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Pali

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Noun

धूम m

  1. Devanagari script form of dhūma (“smoke”)

Declension

Declension table of "धूम" (masculine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)धूमो (dhūmo)धूमा (dhūmā)
Accusative (second)धूमं (dhūmaṃ)धूमे (dhūme)
Instrumental (third)धूमेन (dhūmena)धूमेहि (dhūmehi) or धूमेभि (dhūmebhi)
Dative (fourth)धूमस्स (dhūmassa) or धूमाय (dhūmāya) or धूमत्थं (dhūmatthaṃ)धूमानं (dhūmānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)धूमस्मा (dhūmasmā) or धूमम्हा (dhūmamhā) or धूमा (dhūmā)धूमेहि (dhūmehi) or धूमेभि (dhūmebhi)
Genitive (sixth)धूमस्स (dhūmassa)धूमानं (dhūmānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)धूमस्मिं (dhūmasmiṃ) or धूमम्हि (dhūmamhi) or धूमे (dhūme)धूमेसु (dhūmesu)
Vocative (calling)धूम (dhūma)धूमा (dhūmā)

Sanskrit

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Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂-
    Proto-Indo-European *-mós
    Proto-Indo-European *dʰuh₂mós
    Proto-Indo-Iranian *dʰuHmás
    Sanskrit धूम (dhūma)

    From Proto-Indo-Aryan *dʰuHmás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dʰuHmás (“smoke”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰuh₂mós (“smoke”). Cognate with Ancient Greek θυμός (thumós), Latin fūmus, Old Church Slavonic дꙑмъ (dymŭ).

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    धूम • (dhūmá) stem, m

    1. smoke, vapor, mist
      • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 1.164.43:
        श॒क॒मयं॑ धू॒मम्आ॒राद॑पश्यं विषू॒वता॑ प॒र ए॒नाव॑रेण।
        उ॒क्षाणं॒ पृश्नि॑मपचन्त वी॒रास्तानि॒ धर्मा॑णि प्रथ॒मान्या॑सन्॥
        śakamáyaṃ dhūmámārā́dapaśyaṃ viṣūvátā pará enā́vareṇa.
        ukṣā́ṇaṃ pṛ́śnimapacanta vīrā́stā́ni dhármāṇi prathamā́nyāsan.
        I saw from far away the smoke of fuel with spires that rose on high over that beneath it.
        The Mighty Men have dressed the spotted bullock. These were the customs in the days aforetime
      • 600 CE, Uttararāmacarita (Rama's Last Act), Prelude to act III :
        अनेन पञ्चवटी दर्शनेन अन्तर्लीनस्य दुःखाग्नेर् अद्योद्दामं ज्वलिष्यतः।
        उत्पीड इव धूमस्य मोहः प्रागावृनोति माम्॥
        anena pañcavaṭī darśanena antarlīnasya duḥkhāgner adyoddāmaṃ jvaliṣyataḥ.
        utpīḍa iva dhūmasya mohaḥ prāgāvṛnoti mām.
        The sight of Panchavati rekindles now the fire of sorrow that had long been dormant in my heart but first, like a dense pall of smoke, a delirium envelops me.
    2. smoke as a sternutatory (in 5 forms): a place prepared for the building of a house (Jyot.)

    Declension

    Masculine a-stem declension of धूम (dhūmá)
    Singular Dual Plural
    Nominative धूमः
    dhūmáḥ     		धूमौ / धूमा¹
    dhūmaú / dhūmā́¹     		धूमाः / धूमासः¹
    dhūmā́ḥ / dhūmā́saḥ¹
    Vocative धूम
    dhū́ma     		धूमौ / धूमा¹
    dhū́mau / dhū́mā¹     		धूमाः / धूमासः¹
    dhū́māḥ / dhū́māsaḥ¹
    Accusative धूमम्
    dhūmám     		धूमौ / धूमा¹
    dhūmaú / dhūmā́¹     		धूमान्
    dhūmā́n
    Instrumental धूमेन
    dhūména     		धूमाभ्याम्
    dhūmā́bhyām     		धूमैः / धूमेभिः¹
    dhūmaíḥ / dhūmébhiḥ¹
    Dative धूमाय
    dhūmā́ya     		धूमाभ्याम्
    dhūmā́bhyām     		धूमेभ्यः
    dhūmébhyaḥ
    Ablative धूमात्
    dhūmā́t     		धूमाभ्याम्
    dhūmā́bhyām     		धूमेभ्यः
    dhūmébhyaḥ
    Genitive धूमस्य
    dhūmásya     		धूमयोः
    dhūmáyoḥ     		धूमानाम्
    dhūmā́nām
    Locative धूमे
    dhūmé     		धूमयोः
    dhūmáyoḥ     		धूमेषु
    dhūméṣu
    Notes
    • ¹Vedic

    Borrowed terms

    • → Hindi: धूम (dhūm)
    • → Bengali: ধূম (dhum)
    • → Malayalam: ധൂമം (dhūmaṁ)
    • → Telugu: ధూమము (dhūmamu)

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    References

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