राम

See also: रोम, रमा, रामा, रूम, रम, and रमी

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit राम (rāma).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɾɑːm/, [ɾä̃ːm]

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Proper noun

राम • (rām) m (Urdu spelling رام)

1. (Hinduism) Rama

   राम राम ― rām rām ― hello (among Hindus)

Declension

Declension of राम (sg-only masc cons-stem)

	singular
direct	राम rām
oblique	राम rām
vocative	राम rām

Derived terms

• जय श्री राम (jay śrī rām)
• जय सिया राम (jay siyā rām)
• रामराज्य (rāmrājya)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “राम”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “राम”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “राम”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “राम”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
• Hardev Bahri (2013) “राम”, in राजपाल हिंदी शब्दकोश [rājpāl hindī śabdakoś, Rajpal Hindi Dictionary], Rajpal and Sons, →ISBN

• “राम”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
• Platts, John T. (1884) “राम”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• rāma (Latin script)
• 𑀭𑀸𑀫 (Brahmi script)
• রাম (Bengali script)
• රාම (Sinhalese script)
• ရာမ or ရႃမ (Burmese script)
• ราม or รามะ (Thai script)
• ᩁᩣᨾ (Tai Tham script)
• ຣາມ or ຣາມະ (Lao script)
• រាម (Khmer script)
• 𑄢𑄂𑄟 (Chakma script)

Noun

राम m

1. Devanagari script form of rāma (“delight”)

Declension

Declension table of "राम" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	रामो (rāmo)	रामा (rāmā)
Accusative (second)	रामं (rāmaṃ)	रामे (rāme)
Instrumental (third)	रामेन (rāmena)	रामेहि (rāmehi) or रामेभि (rāmebhi)
Dative (fourth)	रामस्स (rāmassa) or रामाय (rāmāya) or रामत्थं (rāmatthaṃ)	रामानं (rāmānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	रामस्मा (rāmasmā) or रामम्हा (rāmamhā) or रामा (rāmā)	रामेहि (rāmehi) or रामेभि (rāmebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	रामस्स (rāmassa)	रामानं (rāmānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	रामस्मिं (rāmasmiṃ) or रामम्हि (rāmamhi) or रामे (rāme)	रामेसु (rāmesu)
Vocative (calling)	राम (rāma)	रामा (rāmā)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ৰাম (Assamese script)
• ᬭᬵᬫ (Balinese script)
• রাম (Bengali script)
• 𑰨𑰯𑰦 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀭𑀸𑀫 (Brahmi script)
• ရာမ (Burmese script)
• રામ (Gujarati script)
• ਰਾਮ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌰𑌾𑌮 (Grantha script)
• ꦫꦴꦩ (Javanese script)
• 𑂩𑂰𑂧 (Kaithi script)
• ರಾಮ (Kannada script)
• រាម (Khmer script)
• ຣາມ (Lao script)
• രാമ (Malayalam script)
• ᡵᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᠮᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘨𑘰𑘦 (Modi script)
• ᠷᠠᢗᠮᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧈𑧑𑧆 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐬𑐵𑐩 (Newa script)
• ରାମ (Odia script)
• ꢬꢵꢪ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆫𑆳𑆩 (Sharada script)
• 𑖨𑖯𑖦 (Siddham script)
• රාම (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩼𑩛𑩴 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚤𑚭𑚢 (Takri script)
• ராம (Tamil script)
• రామ (Telugu script)
• ราม (Thai script)
• རཱ་མ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒩𑒰𑒧 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨫𑨊𑨢 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Unknown; possibly related to Old English rōmig (“sooty”), presuming Proto-Indo-European *HreH-mó-s. Monier considers it to be a derivation from रम् (ram, “to enjoy; to stay”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɾɑː.mɐ/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈɾɑː.mɐ/

Adjective

राम • (rāma) stem

1. dark, dark-coloured, black (compare रात्रि (rātri))
2. white (?)
3. pleasing, pleasant, charming, lovely, beautiful

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of राम (rāma)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	रामः rāmaḥ	रामौ / रामा¹ rāmau / rāmā¹	रामाः / रामासः¹ rāmāḥ / rāmāsaḥ¹
Vocative	राम rāma	रामौ / रामा¹ rāmau / rāmā¹	रामाः / रामासः¹ rāmāḥ / rāmāsaḥ¹
Accusative	रामम् rāmam	रामौ / रामा¹ rāmau / rāmā¹	रामान् rāmān
Instrumental	रामेण rāmeṇa	रामाभ्याम् rāmābhyām	रामैः / रामेभिः¹ rāmaiḥ / rāmebhiḥ¹
Dative	रामाय rāmāya	रामाभ्याम् rāmābhyām	रामेभ्यः rāmebhyaḥ
Ablative	रामात् rāmāt	रामाभ्याम् rāmābhyām	रामेभ्यः rāmebhyaḥ
Genitive	रामस्य rāmasya	रामयोः rāmayoḥ	रामाणाम् rāmāṇām
Locative	रामे rāme	रामयोः rāmayoḥ	रामेषु rāmeṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Feminine ā-stem declension of रामा (rāmā)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	रामा rāmā	रामे rāme	रामाः rāmāḥ
Vocative	रामे rāme	रामे rāme	रामाः rāmāḥ
Accusative	रामाम् rāmām	रामे rāme	रामाः rāmāḥ
Instrumental	रामया / रामा¹ rāmayā / rāmā¹	रामाभ्याम् rāmābhyām	रामाभिः rāmābhiḥ
Dative	रामायै rāmāyai	रामाभ्याम् rāmābhyām	रामाभ्यः rāmābhyaḥ
Ablative	रामायाः / रामायै² rāmāyāḥ / rāmāyai²	रामाभ्याम् rāmābhyām	रामाभ्यः rāmābhyaḥ
Genitive	रामायाः / रामायै² rāmāyāḥ / rāmāyai²	रामयोः rāmayoḥ	रामाणाम् rāmāṇām
Locative	रामायाम् rāmāyām	रामयोः rāmayoḥ	रामासु rāmāsu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter a-stem declension of राम (rāma)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	रामम् rāmam	रामे rāme	रामाणि / रामा¹ rāmāṇi / rāmā¹
Vocative	राम rāma	रामे rāme	रामाणि / रामा¹ rāmāṇi / rāmā¹
Accusative	रामम् rāmam	रामे rāme	रामाणि / रामा¹ rāmāṇi / rāmā¹
Instrumental	रामेण rāmeṇa	रामाभ्याम् rāmābhyām	रामैः / रामेभिः¹ rāmaiḥ / rāmebhiḥ¹
Dative	रामाय rāmāya	रामाभ्याम् rāmābhyām	रामेभ्यः rāmebhyaḥ
Ablative	रामात् rāmāt	रामाभ्याम् rāmābhyām	रामेभ्यः rāmebhyaḥ
Genitive	रामस्य rāmasya	रामयोः rāmayoḥ	रामाणाम् rāmāṇām
Locative	रामे rāme	रामयोः rāmayoḥ	रामेषु rāmeṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Noun

राम • (rāma) stem, m

1. a kind of deer
2. horse
3. lover
4. pleasure, joy, delight

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of राम (rāma)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	रामः rāmaḥ	रामौ / रामा¹ rāmau / rāmā¹	रामाः / रामासः¹ rāmāḥ / rāmāsaḥ¹
Vocative	राम rāma	रामौ / रामा¹ rāmau / rāmā¹	रामाः / रामासः¹ rāmāḥ / rāmāsaḥ¹
Accusative	रामम् rāmam	रामौ / रामा¹ rāmau / rāmā¹	रामान् rāmān
Instrumental	रामेण rāmeṇa	रामाभ्याम् rāmābhyām	रामैः / रामेभिः¹ rāmaiḥ / rāmebhiḥ¹
Dative	रामाय rāmāya	रामाभ्याम् rāmābhyām	रामेभ्यः rāmebhyaḥ
Ablative	रामात् rāmāt	रामाभ्याम् rāmābhyām	रामेभ्यः rāmebhyaḥ
Genitive	रामस्य rāmasya	रामयोः rāmayoḥ	रामाणाम् rāmāṇām
Locative	रामे rāme	रामयोः rāmayoḥ	रामेषु rāmeṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Noun

राम • (rāma) stem, n

1. same meanings as masculine gender
2. the leaf of Laurus cassia
3. Chenopodium album
4. = कुष्ठ (kuṣṭha)

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of राम (rāma)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	रामम् rāmam	रामे rāme	रामाणि / रामा¹ rāmāṇi / rāmā¹
Vocative	राम rāma	रामे rāme	रामाणि / रामा¹ rāmāṇi / rāmā¹
Accusative	रामम् rāmam	रामे rāme	रामाणि / रामा¹ rāmāṇi / rāmā¹
Instrumental	रामेण rāmeṇa	रामाभ्याम् rāmābhyām	रामैः / रामेभिः¹ rāmaiḥ / rāmebhiḥ¹
Dative	रामाय rāmāya	रामाभ्याम् rāmābhyām	रामेभ्यः rāmebhyaḥ
Ablative	रामात् rāmāt	रामाभ्याम् rāmābhyām	रामेभ्यः rāmebhyaḥ
Genitive	रामस्य rāmasya	रामयोः rāmayoḥ	रामाणाम् rāmāṇām
Locative	रामे rāme	रामयोः rāmayoḥ	रामेषु rāmeṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Proper noun

राम • (rāma) stem, m

1. name of Varuna
2. name of various mythical personages in the Vedas.
3. (Hinduism) Rāma, son of Dasharatha and Kausalya, an avatar of Vishnu.

   Synonyms: दाशरथ (dāśaratha), पीताम्बर (pītāmbara), राघव (rāghava)

   • c. 500 BCE – 100 BCE, Rāmāyaṇa 1.29.24:

     अद्य गच्छामहे राम सिद्धाश्रममनुत्तमम्।
     तदाश्रमपदं तात तवाप्येतद्यथा मम॥

     adya gacchāmahe rāma siddhāśramamanuttamam.
     tadāśramapadaṃ tāta tavāpyetadyathā mama.

     O Rāma, now let's go to the unparalleled Siddhashrama.
     O child this asrama is the same to you as it is to me (treat this as your own).

Derived terms

• रामकिर्ति (rāmakirti)
• रामचन्द्र (rāmacandra)
• रामदास (rāmadāsa)
• रामदूत (rāmadūta)
• रामनवमी (rāmanavamī)
• रामराज्य (rāmarājya)
• रामलीला (rāmalīlā)
• रामसेतु (rāmasetu)
• रामा (rāmā)
• रामानुज (rāmānuja)
• रामायण (rāmāyaṇa)

 

Descendants

• → Bengali: রাম (ram)
• → Burmese: ရာမ (rama.)
• → Chinese: 羅摩／罗摩 (Luómó)
• → Hindi: राम (rām)
• → Khmer: រាម (riəm)
• → Lao: ຣາມ (rām)
• → Malayalam: രാമൻ (rāmaṉ), രാമ (rāma), രാം (rāṁ), റാം (ṟāṁ)
• → Marathi: राम (rām)
• → Nepali: राम (rām)
• → Old Javanese: rāma
  • Javanese: ꦫꦩ (rama)
    • → Indonesian: rama, romo (semantic loan)
  • → Balinese: ᬭᬵᬫ (rama)
• → Odia: ରାମ (ramô)
• → Punjabi: ਰਾਮ (rām)
• → Sinhalese: රාම (rāma)
• → Tamil: இராமர் (irāmar)
• → Telugu: రామ (rāma)
• → Thai: ราม (raam)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “राम”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 0877.