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ईम्

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Kolami

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *nīm.

Pronoun

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ईम् (īm)

  1. you (plural)

Sanskrit

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Alternative forms

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Alternative scripts

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Etymology

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Traditionally derived from Proto-Indo-European *ís as possibly an accusative singular,[1] but Dunkel suggests a second origin from *íh₁.[2]

Pronunciation

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Particle

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ईम् (īm)[3] (Vedic)

  1. particle of affirmation and restriction

References

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  1. ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992), Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[1] (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 205
  2. ^ Dunkel, George E. (2014), Lexikon der indogermanischen Partikeln und Pronominalstämme [Lexicon of Indo-European Particles and Pronominal Stems] (in German), volume 2: Lexikon, Heidelberg: Universitätsverlag Winter, →ISBN, pages 366, 378
  3. ^ Monier Williams (1899), “ईम्”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, [], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 170, column 2.