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दम

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See also: दुम, द्म, and दाम

Hindi

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /d̪əm/, [d̪ɐ̃m]
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  • Rhymes: -əm

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Classical Persian دم (dam), from Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (dam). Compare Bengali দম (dom), Gujarati દમ (dam).
Last two senses, perhaps conflated with Sanskrit दम्भ (dámbha).

Noun

दम • (dam) m (Urdu spelling دم)

  1. breath
  2. puff, whiff
    1. breathing or blowing out; puff (as in casting a spell)
    2. draw, puff (as at a hookah)
  3. life, spirit
    1. vitality, vigour; ambition; mettle
      उसमें कोई दम नहीं है। ― usmẽ koī dam nahī̃ hai. ― He has no stamina.
    2. quality (as of material)
    3. efficacy (as of medicine)
  4. stewing over a small fire
  5. moment, instant
  6. false hope
  7. deceit, fraud, trickery
Declension
More information singular, plural ...
Derived terms
  • दम अटकना (dam aṭaknā)
  • दम आना (dam ānā)
  • दम उलटना (dam ulaṭnā)
  • दम करना (dam karnā)
  • दम के दम (dam ke dam)
  • दम के दम का (dam ke dam kā)
  • दम के दम में (dam ke dam mẽ)
  • दम ख़ुश्क होना (dam xuśk honā)
  • दम खाना (dam khānā)
  • दम खींचना (dam khī̃cnā)
  • दम घुटना (dam ghuṭnā)
  • दम घुटनेवाला (dam ghuṭnevālā)
  • दम घोंटना (dam ghõṭnā)
  • दम चढ़ना (dam caṛhnā)
  • दम चुराना (dam curānā)
  • दम छोड़ना (dam choṛnā)
  • दम टूटना (dam ṭūṭnā)
  • दम तोड़ देना (dam toṛ denā)
  • दम तोड़ना (dam toṛnā)
  • दम देना (dam denā)
  • दम नाक में आना (dam nāk mẽ ānā)
  • दम निकलना (dam nikalnā)
  • दम पर आ बनना (dam par ā bannā)
  • दम पर दम (dam par dam)
  • दम फड़कना (dam phaṛaknā)
  • दम फ़ना होना (dam fanā honā)
  • दम फूँकना (dam phū̃knā)
  • दम फूलना (dam phūlnā)
  • दम बंद करना (dam band karnā)
  • दम बंद होना (dam band honā)
  • दम बढ़ाना (dam baṛhānā)
  • दम बना रहे (dam banā rahe)
  • दम बाँधना (dam bāndhnā)
  • दम भर (dam bhar)
  • दम भर में (dam bhar mẽ)
  • दम भरना (dam bharnā)
  • दम मारना (dam mārnā)
  • दम में दम आना (dam mẽ dam ānā)
  • दम में दम रहना (dam mẽ dam rahnā)
  • दम में दम होना (dam mẽ dam honā)
  • दम लगना (dam lagnā)
  • दम लगाना (dam lagānā)
  • दम लबों पर आना (dam labõ par ānā)
  • दम लेकर बैठ रहना (dam lekar baiṭh rahnā)
  • दम ही दम मे रखना (dam hī dam me rakhnā)
  • दम होंठों पर (dam hõṭhõ par)
  • दम होना (dam honā)
  • दम-ख़म (dam-xam)
  • दम-घोंटू (dam-ghõṭū)
  • दम-चूल्हा (dam-cūlhā)
  • दम-झाँसा (dam-jhā̃sā)
  • दम-दमड़ी (dam-damṛī)
  • दम-दिलासा (dam-dilāsā)
  • दम-पट्टी (dam-paṭṭī)
  • दम-बदम (dam-badam)
  • दममार (dammār)
  • नाक में दम करना (nāk mẽ dam karnā)
  • नाक में दम होना (nāk mẽ dam honā)
  • हर दम (har dam)
  • दम-बदम (dam-badam)
  • दमबाज़ (dambāz)
  • दमबाज़ी (dambāzī)
  • दमसाज़ (damsāz)
  • ब-दम (ba-dam)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Classical Persian دم (dam), perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *ǵómbʰos.

Noun

दम • (dam) m (Urdu spelling دم)

  1. sharp edge of a blade

Etymology 3

    Borrowed from Classical Persian دم (dam), from Arabic دَم (dam). Cognate with Biblical Hebrew דָּם (dɔm), Akkadian 𒁁 (dāmum).

    Noun

    दम • (dam) m (Urdu spelling دم)

    1. blood
    Declension
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    Etymology 4

    Borrowed from Sanskrit दम (dama), From the verb दाम्यति (dā́myati), Proto-Indo-Aryan *dā́myati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dā́myati, from Proto-Indo-European *demh₂- (“to tame”). Cognate with Ancient Greek δάμνημι (dámnēmi), Latin domō, English tame.

    Noun

    दम • (dam) m (Urdu spelling دم)

    1. taming, subduing
    2. self-control, self-restraint
      छुरी तले दम लेने की आवश्यकता है
      churī tale dam lene kī āvaśyaktā hai
      It is necessary to have self-restraint under difficult circumstances.
    Declension
    More information singular, plural ...

    References

    • Bahri, Hardev (1989), “दम”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
    • Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “दम”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
    • Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “दम”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
    • McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “दम”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
    • 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
    • দম (Assamese script)
    • ᬤᬫ (Balinese script)
    • দম (Bengali script)
    • 𑰟𑰦 (Bhaiksuki script)
    • 𑀤𑀫 (Brahmi script)
    • ဒမ (Burmese script)
    • દમ (Gujarati script)
    • ਦਮ (Gurmukhi script)
    • 𑌦𑌮 (Grantha script)
    • ꦢꦩ (Javanese script)
    • 𑂠𑂧 (Kaithi script)
    • ದಮ (Kannada script)
    • ទម (Khmer script)
    • ທມ (Lao script)
    • ദമ (Malayalam script)
    • ᡩᠠᠮᠠ (Manchu script)
    • 𑘟𑘦 (Modi script)
    • ᢑᠠᠮᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
    • 𑦿𑧆 (Nandinagari script)
    • 𑐡𑐩 (Newa script)
    • ଦମ (Odia script)
    • ꢣꢪ (Saurashtra script)
    • 𑆢𑆩 (Sharada script)
    • 𑖟𑖦 (Siddham script)
    • දම (Sinhalese script)
    • 𑩭𑩴 (Soyombo script)
    • 𑚛𑚢 (Takri script)
    • த³ம (Tamil script)
    • దమ (Telugu script)
    • ทม (Thai script)
    • ད་མ (Tibetan script)
    • 𑒠𑒧 (Tirhuta script)
    • 𑨛𑨢 (Zanabazar Square script)

    Etymology 1

    Thematized from दम् (dám, “house”). Cognate with Latin domus (whence English dome), Ancient Greek δόμος (dómos), Old Church Slavonic домъ (domŭ), Old Armenian տուն (tun).

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    दम • (dáma) stem, m

    1. house
    2. home
    Declension
    More information singular, dual ...
    • ¹Vedic

    Etymology 2

    From the root दम् (dam, “to tame”), from Proto-Indo-European *demh₂- (“to tame”).

    Noun

    दम • (dáma) stem, m

    1. taming
    2. self-restraint
    3. self-control
    4. temperance
    Declension
    More information singular, dual ...
    • ¹Vedic
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