हिम्

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *źʰíms, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ʰíms, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰíms. Cognate with Avestan 𐬰𐬌𐬨 (zim).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɦím/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ɦim/

Noun

हिम् • (hím) stem, ?

1. cold, frost, snow
   • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 10.37.10:

     शं नो भव चक्षसा शं नो अह्ना शं भानुना शं हिमा शं घृणेन ।

     śaṃ no bhava cakṣasā śaṃ no ahnā śaṃ bhānunā śaṃ himā śaṃ ghṛṇena.

     Bless us with shine, bless us with perfect daylight, bless us with cold, with fervent heat and lustre.

Declension

Declension of हिम्

	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	-	-	-
Vocative	-	-	-
Accusative	-	-	-
Instrumental	हिमा (himā́)	-	-
Dative	-	-	-
Ablative	-	-	-
Genitive	-	-	-
Locative	-	-	-

Related terms

• हिम (hima)