जिह्म

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From Proto-Indo-European *dh₃ǵʰmós (“oblique”). Cognate with Ancient Greek δοχμός (dokhmós, “aslant, oblique”). The development of Sanskrit -j- from Proto-Indo-European *d is also seen in जिह्वा (jihvā, “tongue”), from Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s.

जिह्म • (jihmá) stem, ?

oblique, transverse, athwart
- c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda
- c. 700 BCE, Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa
squinting ( as the eye ), i, 5 cf. Suśr. cf. VarBṛS. etc.
with √ i [ cf. ŚBr. iii, v cf. AitBr. v, 9 ], gam, nir- ṛch [ cf. AV. xii, 4, 53 ], 1. as [ cf. ŚBr. xi ], to go irregularly, turn off from the right way, miss the aim ( abl. )
crooked, tortuous, curved, morally crooked, deceitful, false, dishonest
slow, lazy cf. Naish. ii, 102
dim, dulled
n. falsehood, dishonesty

Masculine a-stem declension of जिह्म (jihmá)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	जिह्मः jihmáḥ	जिह्मौ / जिह्मा¹ jihmaú / jihmā́¹	जिह्माः / जिह्मासः¹ jihmā́ḥ / jihmā́saḥ¹
Vocative	जिह्म jíhma	जिह्मौ / जिह्मा¹ jíhmau / jíhmā¹	जिह्माः / जिह्मासः¹ jíhmāḥ / jíhmāsaḥ¹
Accusative	जिह्मम् jihmám	जिह्मौ / जिह्मा¹ jihmaú / jihmā́¹	जिह्मान् jihmā́n
Instrumental	जिह्मेन jihména	जिह्माभ्याम् jihmā́bhyām	जिह्मैः / जिह्मेभिः¹ jihmaíḥ / jihmébhiḥ¹
Dative	जिह्माय jihmā́ya	जिह्माभ्याम् jihmā́bhyām	जिह्मेभ्यः jihmébhyaḥ
Ablative	जिह्मात् jihmā́t	जिह्माभ्याम् jihmā́bhyām	जिह्मेभ्यः jihmébhyaḥ
Genitive	जिह्मस्य jihmásya	जिह्मयोः jihmáyoḥ	जिह्मानाम् jihmā́nām
Locative	जिह्मे jihmé	जिह्मयोः jihmáyoḥ	जिह्मेषु jihméṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Feminine ā-stem declension of जिह्मा (jihmā́)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	जिह्मा jihmā́	जिह्मे jihmé	जिह्माः jihmā́ḥ
Vocative	जिह्मे jíhme	जिह्मे jíhme	जिह्माः jíhmāḥ
Accusative	जिह्माम् jihmā́m	जिह्मे jihmé	जिह्माः jihmā́ḥ
Instrumental	जिह्मया / जिह्मा¹ jihmáyā / jihmā́¹	जिह्माभ्याम् jihmā́bhyām	जिह्माभिः jihmā́bhiḥ
Dative	जिह्मायै jihmā́yai	जिह्माभ्याम् jihmā́bhyām	जिह्माभ्यः jihmā́bhyaḥ
Ablative	जिह्मायाः / जिह्मायै² jihmā́yāḥ / jihmā́yai²	जिह्माभ्याम् jihmā́bhyām	जिह्माभ्यः jihmā́bhyaḥ
Genitive	जिह्मायाः / जिह्मायै² jihmā́yāḥ / jihmā́yai²	जिह्मयोः jihmáyoḥ	जिह्मानाम् jihmā́nām
Locative	जिह्मायाम् jihmā́yām	जिह्मयोः jihmáyoḥ	जिह्मासु jihmā́su
Notes	¹Vedic ²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter a-stem declension of जिह्म (jihmá)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	जिह्मम् jihmám	जिह्मे jihmé	जिह्मानि / जिह्मा¹ jihmā́ni / jihmā́¹
Vocative	जिह्म jíhma	जिह्मे jíhme	जिह्मानि / जिह्मा¹ jíhmāni / jíhmā¹
Accusative	जिह्मम् jihmám	जिह्मे jihmé	जिह्मानि / जिह्मा¹ jihmā́ni / jihmā́¹
Instrumental	जिह्मेन jihména	जिह्माभ्याम् jihmā́bhyām	जिह्मैः / जिह्मेभिः¹ jihmaíḥ / jihmébhiḥ¹
Dative	जिह्माय jihmā́ya	जिह्माभ्याम् jihmā́bhyām	जिह्मेभ्यः jihmébhyaḥ
Ablative	जिह्मात् jihmā́t	जिह्माभ्याम् jihmā́bhyām	जिह्मेभ्यः jihmébhyaḥ
Genitive	जिह्मस्य jihmásya	जिह्मयोः jihmáyoḥ	जिह्मानाम् jihmā́nām
Locative	जिह्मे jihmé	जिह्मयोः jihmáyoḥ	जिह्मेषु jihméṣu
Notes	¹Vedic