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Sanskrit
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-Aryan *źʰíms, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ʰíms, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰíms. Cognate with Avestan 𐬰𐬌𐬨 (zim).
Pronunciation
Noun
हिम् • (hím) stem, ?
- cold, frost, snow
c. 1500 BCE – 1000 BCE,
Ṛgveda 10.37.10:
- शं नो भव चक्षसा शं नो अह्ना शं भानुना शं हिमा शं घृणेन ।
- śaṃ no bhava cakṣasā śaṃ no ahnā śaṃ bhānunā śaṃ himā śaṃ ghṛṇena.
- Bless us with shine, bless us with perfect daylight, bless us with cold, with fervent heat and lustre.
Declension
Declension of हिम्
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हिमा (himā́)
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