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See also: Appendix:Variations of "om"

Translingual

Symbol

om

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-1 language code for Oromo.

See also

English

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Alternative forms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit ओम् (om) (symbol ॐ (oṃ)). The former (om) is used in both Buddhist and Hindu settings, while the latter (aum) is usually used only in Jain and Hindu settings.

Pronunciation

Noun

om (plural oms)

  1. (Hinduism, Buddhism) A sacred, mystical syllable used in prayer and meditation.
    • 1982, Lawrence Durrell, Constance (Avignon Quintet), Faber & Faber, published 2004, page 800:
      In fact it sounded exactly like the voice of Livia, her vanished sister, and, like her, it was intoning the Aum just as she used once to do at the beginning of her yoga sessions.
    • 2001 October 20, Hazel Curry, The Guardian:
      Om is pronounced "a-a-o-o-u-u-m-m" and is repeated slowly for as long as possible.

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

om (third-person singular simple present oms, present participle omming, simple past and past participle ommed)

  1. (intransitive) To chant the sacred syllable om.
    • 1996, Nora Sayre, Sixties Going on Seventies, page 14:
      Allen Ginsberg omming like a death rattle, his voice ravaged by the days of Hindu chants and gas.
    • 2015, Hilary H. Carter, Number Woman:
      I had to go into church to clear it by chanting the sacred mantra 'Om'. I was omming, loudly and intensely so that the vibration of that sacred mantra would fill every corner.

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Aromanian

Etymology

From Latin homō.

Pronunciation

Noun

om m (plural oaminj)

  1. man, person

Derived terms

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Catalan

Alternative forms

Etymology

From older olm, from Latin ulmus (compare French orme, Spanish olmo). First attested in 1150.

Pronunciation

Noun

om m (plural oms)

  1. elm (tree)
  2. elm (wood)

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Central Franconian

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

Contraction

om

  1. (most dialects) contraction of op/of +‎ däm, literally “on the”

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

Contraction

om

  1. (parts of Eifel) contraction of on +‎ däm, literally “in the”
Alternative forms
  • öm (some other Eifel dialects)
  • em (most dialects)
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Chickasaw

Adjective

om

  1. on

Chuukese

Determiner

om

  1. alternative spelling of omw (“your”)
More information small objects, concepts, large objects, living things ...
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Danish

Etymology 1

From Old Danish um, om, from Old Norse um, from Proto-Germanic *umbi. Cognate with German um (“about”).

Pronunciation

Preposition

om

  1. about
    Han viklede dem om sin lillefinger.
    He wrapped them around his pinky finger.
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Adverb

om

  1. such that something changes orientation or has its orientation changed
  2. such that something moves or is moved to the far side of something
    • 2015, Karsten H Petersen, To mus på tur: en julekalender og en påskekalender, BoD – Books on Demand, →ISBN:
      De skal om på den mørke side af kirken.
      They are going to the dark side of the church.
  3. such that something is surrounded
    • 2016, Ole Henrik Laub, Hovedrollen, Lindhardt og Ringhof, →ISBN:
      Vred kluden op, vaskede fingeren, viklede papir om og begyndte igen at skrælle kartofler.
      Wrung the rag, washed the finger, wrapped paper around [it] and resumed peeling potatoes.
  4. in changing, goalless directions
    • 2017, Hjalmar Söderberg (Translated by Jørgen Årup Hansen), Doktor Glas, Gyldendal A/S →ISBN, page 28
      ... hvor længe skal jeg flakke om i denne gådernes og drømmenes og de uransagelige fænomeners verden?
      ... for how long must I wander about in this world of the riddles, the dreams and the inscrutable phenomena?
  5. again, returning to the beginning (whence ommer, om igen, tro om igen)
    • 2014, Dennis Jürgensen, Måske, Tellerup A/S, →ISBN:
      „Nej. Hvis du tror jeg vil se passivt til, mens du ødelægger din mands og dit eget liv med dette martyrium, så må du tro om ...“
      "No. If you think I intend to look on passively while you destroy your husband's and your own life with this martyrium, you will have to think again ..."
    • 2016, Terje Nordberg, Det må godt føles rart, Lindhardt og Ringhof, →ISBN:
      Jo, jeg har da haft mine nu'er, men hvis jeg skulle gøre det hele om, ville jeg sørge for at have mange flere af dem.
      Sure, I have had my nows, but if I had to do it all again, I would make sure to have many more of them.
    • 2017, Morten Sabroe, Love Me Do, Politikens Forlag, →ISBN:
      Han skrev den om tre gange.
      He rewrote it three times.
  6. such that something is changed (whence lave om
    • 2017, Sacha Batthyany (Translated by Uffe Gardel), Og hvad har det med mig at gøre, Art People →ISBN
      Men verdenskrisen i 1929 lukkede fabrikken, og indenrigsministeriet overtog den og byggede den om til et fængsel.
      But the world crisis in 1929 closed down the factory, and the ministry of internal affairs took it and rebuilt it into a prison.
  7. going forwards in a book or similar, reaching some page
    • 2014, Lene Dybdahl, Nøglens Vogtere #2: Visigotens Hjelm, Tellerup A/S, →ISBN:
      Consuela bladrede langsomt om på indholdsfortegnelsen.
      Slowly, Consuela turned the pages till she reached the table of contents.
  8. such that something rotates or revolves (either of its own accord or by external influence)
    Hun vendte sig om og så på ham.
    She turned and looked at him.
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Etymology 2

From Old Danish ef, em, um, from Old Norse ef, from Proto-Germanic *jabai (“when, if”). Cognate with English if, German ob (“if”).

Pronunciation

Conjunction

om

  1. whether (introducing an indirect question)
    Jeg skulle spørge om du havde fem minutter.
    I have been asked to ask [you] if you have five minutes.
  2. (formal) if (introducing a conditional clause)
    Fjern om nødvendigt jorden.
    If necessary, remove the dirt.
    Om du bare ville lytte, skal jeg forklare alt.
    If only you would listen, I shall explain everything.
  3. if (introducing a concessive clause)
    Hun var om ikke død, så i hvert fald stærkt såret.
    She was, if not dead, then at least seriously wounded.
  4. even if
    • 2013, Gyldendal, Breve hjem: Danske soldater i Første Verdenskrig, Gyldendal A/S →ISBN
      ... men du, jeg vil have den; før holder jeg ikke op, om så jeg skal med i en krig til.
      ... but hey, I want [a medal]; I shall not stop before [getting it], even if I shall have to go to another war.
  5. if only (introducing a wish)
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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch ombe, omme, from Old Dutch umbi, umbe, from Proto-West Germanic *umbi.

Pronunciation

Preposition

om

  1. around, about
  2. at (a time)
    Ik sta om vijf uur buiten. ― I'll be outside at five.
  3. for (some purpose or object), concerning
    Synonyms: over, voor
    Zij vochten om de macht. ― They fought for power.

Declension

Pronominal adverbs of om
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Derived terms

Adverb

om

  1. around, about
  2. around, over (to another state)
    Hij zette de schakelaar om. ― He turned the switch over.
  3. over, from an upright to a horizontal position (as in "fall over")

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: om

Conjunction

om

  1. (om te) in order to; shortening of om te
    Ik ga naar de winkel om boodschappen te kopen.
    I am going to the shop to buy some groceries.

Adjective

om (used only predicatively, not comparable)

  1. convinced, persuaded
    De rechter is om.
    The judge has been persuaded.
    (literally, “The judge is over.”)
  2. up; over; gone (time)
    Je tijd is om.
    Your time is up.
  3. longer than the shortest possible; roundabout
    De route die je hebt genomen was heel erg om, je had beter zo kunnen gaan.
    The route you took was a lot longer than necessary, you should have gone like this.

Friulian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin homō.

Noun

om m (plural oms) or umign

  1. man, person
  2. husband

Synonyms

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Indonesian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Sanskrit ओं (oṃ) or औं (auṃ) or ॐ (oṃ). Cognate with Balinese om (in Balinese script ᬒᬁ).

Interjection

om

  1. (Hinduism, Buddhism) om (a sacred, mystical syllable used in prayer and meditation)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Dutch oom (“uncle”), from Middle Dutch oom, from Old Dutch *ōm, from Proto-Germanic *awahaimaz (“maternal uncle”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwh₂os (“maternal uncle, maternal grandfather”).

Noun

om (plural om-om)

  1. (colloquial) uncle (The brother or brother-in-law of one’s parent)
  2. (colloquial) uncle (form of address to a man by young people or children)
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Istro-Romanian

Etymology

Inherited from Latin homō (nominative). The plural reflects Latin hominēs.

Pronunciation

Noun

om m (plural omir)

  1. man, person, husband

Middle Dutch

Pronunciation

Preposition

om

  1. alternative form of omme

Adverb

om

  1. alternative form of omme

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse um, from Proto-Germanic *umbi (“around, about”).

Pronunciation

Preposition

om

  1. around
    Bind et rep om halsen hans! (Tie a rope around his neck!)
  2. (when speaking of time) in (after a period of time)
    Jeg kommer om ti minutter. (I shall be there in ten minutes)
  3. about
    Vi snakket nettopp om deg. (We were just talking about you)
  4. during, in (with words for seasons or times of the day)
    om våren
    during the spring, in the springtime
    om kvelden
    in the evening

Conjunction

om

  1. whether
    De spurte om jeg ville komme. (They asked whether I would come.)

Derived terms

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References

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Old French

Old Irish

Old Occitan

Polish

Romanian

Swedish

Ternate

Tocharian B

Vietnamese

Volapük

West Frisian

Zou

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