दम

दम

See also: दुम, द्म, and दाम

Hindi

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Persian دم‎ (dam).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /d̪əm/, [d̪ə̃m]

• Audio

  (file)

• Rhymes: -əm

Noun

दम • (dam) m (Urdu spelling دم‎)

1. breath

   वह दम फूल रहा था, किन्तु ठहर नहीं किया।

   vah dam phūl rahā thā, kintu ṭhahar nahī̃ kiyā.

   He was gasping for breath, but he did not stop.

   दम अटकना ― dam aṭaknā ― for breathing to cease

   दम उलटना ― dam ulaṭnā ― to gasp for breath

2. puff, whiff
3. life, vitality, stamina

   उसमें कोई दम नहीं है। ― usmẽ koī dam nahī̃ hai. ― He has no stamina.

4. moment, instant

Declension

Declension of दम (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	दम dam	दम dam
oblique	दम dam	दमों damõ
vocative	दम dam	दमो damo

Synonyms

• (breath): सांस (sāns)
• (life): प्राण (prāṇ), जान (jān)
• (moment): पल (pal)

Derived terms

• एकदम (ekdam)

Etymology 2

From Sanskrit दम (dáma).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /d̪ə.mᵊ/

Noun

दम • (dama) m (Urdu spelling دم‎)

1. self-restraint, taming, self-control

   छुरी तले दम लेने की आवश्यकता है

   churī tale dam lene kī āvaśyaktā hai

   It is important to have self-restraint under difficult circumstances.

Declension

Declension of दम (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	दम dama	दम dama
oblique	दम dama	दमों damõ
vocative	दम dama	दमो damo

Etymology 3

From Sanskrit दम्भ (dámbha). Cognate with Persian دم‎ (dam).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /d̪əm/, [d̪ə̃m]

• (file)

• Rhymes: -əm

Noun

दम • (dam) m (Urdu spelling دم‎)

1. deceit, fraud, trickery, arrogance

   वह बहुत दमबाज़ है, और उस पर भरोसा मत रखना चाहिए।

   vah bahut dambāz hai, aur us par bharosā mat rakhnā cāhie.

   He is full of deceit, and you should not trust him.

Declension

Declension of दम (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	दम dam	दम dam
oblique	दम dam	दमों damõ
vocative	दम dam	दमो damo

Etymology 4

Borrowed from Arabic دم‎.

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /d̪əm/, [d̪ə̃m]

• (file)

• Rhymes: -əm

Noun

दम • (dam) m (Urdu spelling دم‎)

1. blood

Declension

Declension of दम (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	दम dam	दम dam
oblique	दम dam	दमों damõ
vocative	दम dam	दमो damo

Synonyms

• (more common) ख़ून (xūn)
• (more common) रक्त (rakt)

References

• Platts, John T. (1884), “दम”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.

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Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• ᬤᬫ (Balinese script)
• দম (Assamese script)
• দম (Bengali script)
• 𑰟𑰦 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀤𑀫 (Brahmi script)
• 𑌦𑌮 (Grantha script)
• દમ (Gujarati script)
• ਦਮ (Gurmukhi script)
• ꦢꦩ (Javanese script)
• ទម (Khmer script)
• ದಮ (Kannada script)
• ທມ (Lao script)
• ദമ (Malayalam script)
• 𑘟𑘦 (Modi script)
• ᢑᠠᠮᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• ᡩᠠᠮᠠ (Manchu script)
• ဒမ (Burmese script)
• 𑦿𑧆 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐡𑐩 (Newa script)
• ଦମ (Oriya script)
• ꢣꢪ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆢𑆩 (Sharada script)
• 𑖟𑖦 (Siddham script)
• දම (Sinhalese script)
• దమ (Telugu script)
• ทม (Thai script)
• ད་མ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒠𑒧 (Tirhuta script)

Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *dámas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dáma, from Proto-Indo-European *dṓm. Cognate with Latin domus (whence English dome), Ancient Greek δόμος (dómos), Old Church Slavonic домъ (domŭ), Old Armenian տուն (tun).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /dɐ́.mɐ/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪ɐ.mɐ/

Noun

दम • (dáma) m

1. house
2. home

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of दम (dáma)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	दमः dámaḥ	दमौ dámau	दमाः / दमासः¹ dámāḥ / dámāsaḥ¹
Vocative	दम dáma	दमौ dámau	दमाः / दमासः¹ dámāḥ / dámāsaḥ¹
Accusative	दमम् dámam	दमौ dámau	दमान् dámān
Instrumental	दमेन dámena	दमाभ्याम् dámābhyām	दमैः / दमेभिः¹ dámaiḥ / dámebhiḥ¹
Dative	दमाय dámāya	दमाभ्याम् dámābhyām	दमेभ्यः dámebhyaḥ
Ablative	दमात् dámāt	दमाभ्याम् dámābhyām	दमेभ्यः dámebhyaḥ
Genitive	दमस्य dámasya	दमयोः dámayoḥ	दमानाम् dámānām
Locative	दमे dáme	दमयोः dámayoḥ	दमेषु dámeṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Etymology 2

From the verb दाम्यति (dā́myati), from Proto-Indo-European *demh₂- (“to tame”).

Noun

दम • (dáma) m

1. taming
2. self-restraint
3. self-control
4. temperance

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of दम (dáma)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	दमः dámaḥ	दमौ dámau	दमाः / दमासः¹ dámāḥ / dámāsaḥ¹
Vocative	दम dáma	दमौ dámau	दमाः / दमासः¹ dámāḥ / dámāsaḥ¹
Accusative	दमम् dámam	दमौ dámau	दमान् dámān
Instrumental	दमेन dámena	दमाभ्याम् dámābhyām	दमैः / दमेभिः¹ dámaiḥ / dámebhiḥ¹
Dative	दमाय dámāya	दमाभ्याम् dámābhyām	दमेभ्यः dámebhyaḥ
Ablative	दमात् dámāt	दमाभ्याम् dámābhyām	दमेभ्यः dámebhyaḥ
Genitive	दमस्य dámasya	दमयोः dámayoḥ	दमानाम् dámānām
Locative	दमे dáme	दमयोः dámayoḥ	दमेषु dámeṣu
Notes	¹Vedic