हिम

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See also: ह्म, हम, and हामी

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Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit हिम (himá), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ʰimás, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰimós (cold, frost). Doublet of हिँव (hĩv), a tadbhava.

Pronunciation

Noun

हिम (himm (Urdu spelling ہم)

  1. snow, ice, frost
    Synonym: बर्फ़ (barf)
    अगला हिम युग कब आएगा इसका सटीक आकलन फिलहाल नहीं किया जा सका है।
    aglā him yug kab āegā iskā saṭīk āklan philhāl nahī̃ kiyā jā sakā hai.
    Currently, we cannot accurately estimate when the next ice age will arrive.

Declension

Derived terms

References

  • Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “हिम”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House

Pali

Alternative forms

Noun

हिम n

  1. Devanagari script form of hima (snow)

Declension

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Indo-Aryan *źʰimás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ʰimás, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰimós (cold, frost). Cognate with Avestan 𐬰𐬌𐬌𐬃 (ziiā̊), Ashkun žím, Kamkata-viri źím, Waigali zim, Ancient Greek χεῖμα (kheîma), Hittite 𒄀𒈠𒀭 (giman), Latin hiems, Lithuanian žiema, Old Church Slavonic зима (zima).

Pronunciation

Noun

हिम (himá) stemm

  1. cold, frost
  2. the cold season, winter

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of हिम (himá)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative हिमः
himáḥ
हिमौ / हिमा¹
himaú / himā́¹
हिमाः / हिमासः¹
himā́ḥ / himā́saḥ¹
Vocative हिम
híma
हिमौ / हिमा¹
hímau / hímā¹
हिमाः / हिमासः¹
hímāḥ / hímāsaḥ¹
Accusative हिमम्
himám
हिमौ / हिमा¹
himaú / himā́¹
हिमान्
himā́n
Instrumental हिमेन
hiména
हिमाभ्याम्
himā́bhyām
हिमैः / हिमेभिः¹
himaíḥ / himébhiḥ¹
Dative हिमाय
himā́ya
हिमाभ्याम्
himā́bhyām
हिमेभ्यः
himébhyaḥ
Ablative हिमात्
himā́t
हिमाभ्याम्
himā́bhyām
हिमेभ्यः
himébhyaḥ
Genitive हिमस्य
himásya
हिमयोः
himáyoḥ
हिमानाम्
himā́nām
Locative हिमे
himé
हिमयोः
himáyoḥ
हिमेषु
himéṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Noun

हिम (himá) stemn

  1. frost, hoarfrost, snow (rarely "ice")
  2. sandalwood (of cooling properties)

See also

Seasons in Sanskrit · ऋतवः (ṛtavaḥ) (layout · text) · category
कुसुमाकर (kusumākara, spring) ग्रीष्म (grīṣma, summer) शरद् (śarad, autumn) हिम (hima, winter)

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of हिम (himá)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative हिमम्
himám
हिमे
himé
हिमानि / हिमा¹
himā́ni / himā́¹
Vocative हिम
híma
हिमे
híme
हिमानि / हिमा¹
hímāni / hímā¹
Accusative हिमम्
himám
हिमे
himé
हिमानि / हिमा¹
himā́ni / himā́¹
Instrumental हिमेन
hiména
हिमाभ्याम्
himā́bhyām
हिमैः / हिमेभिः¹
himaíḥ / himébhiḥ¹
Dative हिमाय
himā́ya
हिमाभ्याम्
himā́bhyām
हिमेभ्यः
himébhyaḥ
Ablative हिमात्
himā́t
हिमाभ्याम्
himā́bhyām
हिमेभ्यः
himébhyaḥ
Genitive हिमस्य
himásya
हिमयोः
himáyoḥ
हिमानाम्
himā́nām
Locative हिमे
himé
हिमयोः
himáyoḥ
हिमेषु
himéṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Derived terms

Borrowed terms

Descendants

Adjective

हिम (himá) stem

  1. cold, cool

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of हिम (himá)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative हिमः
himáḥ
हिमौ / हिमा¹
himaú / himā́¹
हिमाः / हिमासः¹
himā́ḥ / himā́saḥ¹
Vocative हिम
híma
हिमौ / हिमा¹
hímau / hímā¹
हिमाः / हिमासः¹
hímāḥ / hímāsaḥ¹
Accusative हिमम्
himám
हिमौ / हिमा¹
himaú / himā́¹
हिमान्
himā́n
Instrumental हिमेन
hiména
हिमाभ्याम्
himā́bhyām
हिमैः / हिमेभिः¹
himaíḥ / himébhiḥ¹
Dative हिमाय
himā́ya
हिमाभ्याम्
himā́bhyām
हिमेभ्यः
himébhyaḥ
Ablative हिमात्
himā́t
हिमाभ्याम्
himā́bhyām
हिमेभ्यः
himébhyaḥ
Genitive हिमस्य
himásya
हिमयोः
himáyoḥ
हिमानाम्
himā́nām
Locative हिमे
himé
हिमयोः
himáyoḥ
हिमेषु
himéṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
Feminine ā-stem declension of हिमा (himā́)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative हिमा
himā́
हिमे
himé
हिमाः
himā́ḥ
Vocative हिमे
híme
हिमे
híme
हिमाः
hímāḥ
Accusative हिमाम्
himā́m
हिमे
himé
हिमाः
himā́ḥ
Instrumental हिमया / हिमा¹
himáyā / himā́¹
हिमाभ्याम्
himā́bhyām
हिमाभिः
himā́bhiḥ
Dative हिमायै
himā́yai
हिमाभ्याम्
himā́bhyām
हिमाभ्यः
himā́bhyaḥ
Ablative हिमायाः / हिमायै²
himā́yāḥ / himā́yai²
हिमाभ्याम्
himā́bhyām
हिमाभ्यः
himā́bhyaḥ
Genitive हिमायाः / हिमायै²
himā́yāḥ / himā́yai²
हिमयोः
himáyoḥ
हिमानाम्
himā́nām
Locative हिमायाम्
himā́yām
हिमयोः
himáyoḥ
हिमासु
himā́su
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
  • ²Brāhmaṇas
Neuter a-stem declension of हिम (himá)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative हिमम्
himám
हिमे
himé
हिमानि / हिमा¹
himā́ni / himā́¹
Vocative हिम
híma
हिमे
híme
हिमानि / हिमा¹
hímāni / hímā¹
Accusative हिमम्
himám
हिमे
himé
हिमानि / हिमा¹
himā́ni / himā́¹
Instrumental हिमेन
hiména
हिमाभ्याम्
himā́bhyām
हिमैः / हिमेभिः¹
himaíḥ / himébhiḥ¹
Dative हिमाय
himā́ya
हिमाभ्याम्
himā́bhyām
हिमेभ्यः
himébhyaḥ
Ablative हिमात्
himā́t
हिमाभ्याम्
himā́bhyām
हिमेभ्यः
himébhyaḥ
Genitive हिमस्य
himásya
हिमयोः
himáyoḥ
हिमानाम्
himā́nām
Locative हिमे
himé
हिमयोः
himáyoḥ
हिमेषु
himéṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

References

  • Monier Williams (1899) “हिम”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, , new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1298/3.
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎ (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 815-6
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “himá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press