ग्रीष्म

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit ग्रीष्म (grīṣmá).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɡɾiːʂ.mᵊ/, [ɡɾiːʃ.mᵊ]

Noun

ग्रीष्म • (grīṣma) m (Urdu spelling گریشم)

1. summer, the hot season

   ग्रीष्म अवकाश दो महीने में आरम्भ करता है।

   grīṣma avkāś do mahīne mẽ ārambh kartā hai.

   Summer vacation starts in two months.

Declension

Declension of ग्रीष्म (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	ग्रीष्म grīṣma	ग्रीष्म grīṣma
oblique	ग्रीष्म grīṣma	ग्रीष्मों grīṣmõ
vocative	ग्रीष्म grīṣma	ग्रीष्मो grīṣmo

Synonyms

• गर्मी (garmī)

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “ग्रीष्म”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• Platts, John T. (1884) “ग्रीष्म”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.

Nepali

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡrismʌ]
• Phonetic Devanagari: ग्रिस्म

Noun

ग्रीष्म • (grīṣma)

1. summer (season)

See also

Seasons in Nepali · ऋतु (r̥tu) (layout · text) · category
बसन्त (basanta), वसन्त (vasanta, “spring”)	गर्मी (garmī), ग्रीष्म (grīṣma, “summer”)	शरद (śarad, “autumn”)	हिउँद (hiũd), शिशिर (śiśira, “winter”)

References

• “ग्रीष्म”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś)‎^[2], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
• Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993) “ग्रीष्म”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• গ্ৰীষ্ম (Assamese script)
• ᬕ᭄ᬭᬷᬱ᭄ᬫ (Balinese script)
• গ্রীষ্ম (Bengali script)
• 𑰐𑰿𑰨𑰱𑰬𑰿𑰦 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀕𑁆𑀭𑀻𑀱𑁆𑀫 (Brahmi script)
• ဂြီၑ္မ (Burmese script)
• ગ્રીષ્મ (Gujarati script)
• ਗ੍ਰੀਸ਼੍ਮ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌷𑍍𑌮 (Grantha script)
• ꦒꦿꦷꦰ꧀ꦩ (Javanese script)
• 𑂏𑂹𑂩𑂲𑂭𑂹𑂧 (Kaithi script)
• ಗ್ರೀಷ್ಮ (Kannada script)
• គ្រីឞ្ម (Khmer script)
• ຄ຺ຣີຩ຺ມ (Lao script)
• ഗ്രീഷ്മ (Malayalam script)
• ᡤᡵᡳᡳᢢᠮᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘐𑘿𑘨𑘲𑘬𑘿𑘦 (Modi script)
• ᠺᠷᠢᠢᢔᠮᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦰𑧠𑧈𑧓𑧌𑧠𑧆 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐐𑑂𑐬𑐷𑐲𑑂𑐩 (Newa script)
• ଗ୍ରୀଷ୍ମ (Odia script)
• ꢔ꣄ꢬꢷꢰ꣄ꢪ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆓𑇀𑆫𑆵𑆰𑇀𑆩 (Sharada script)
• 𑖐𑖿𑖨𑖱𑖬𑖿𑖦 (Siddham script)
• ග්‍රීෂ‍්ම (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩞 𑪙𑩼𑩑𑩛𑪀 𑪙𑩴 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚌𑚶𑚤𑚯𑚶𑚢 (Takri script)
• க்³ரீஷ்ம (Tamil script)
• గ్రీష్మ (Telugu script)
• คฺรีษฺม (Thai script)
• གྲཱི་ཥྨ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒑𑓂𑒩𑒲𑒭𑓂𑒧 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨍𑩇𑨫𑨁𑨊𑨯𑩇𑨢 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gr̥Hsmás, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷr̥h₂-smh₂-ós, from *gʷreh₂- (“heavy”) + *semh₂- (“summer”). Cognate with समा (sámā), Avestan 𐬵𐬀𐬨𐬀 (hama), Persian هامین (hâmin), Old English sumor (whence English summer) through the latter component.

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɡɾiːʂ.mɐ́/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɾiːʂ.mɐ/

Noun

ग्रीष्म • (grīṣmá) stem, m

1. summer, the hot season (from the middle of May to the middle of July)
   • c. 1200 BCE – 800 BCE, Kṛṣṇa-Yajurveda (Taittirīya Saṃhitā) I.6.2.3:

     वाचा मेन्द्रियेणाविश वसन्तमृतूनां प्रीणामि स मा प्रीतः प्रीणातु
     ग्रीष्मम्ऋतूनां प्रीणामि स मा प्रीतः प्रीणातु
     वर्षा ऋतूनां प्रीणामि ता मा प्रीताः प्रीणन्तु
     शरदमृतूनां प्रीणामि सा मा प्रीता प्रीणातु
     हेमन्तशिशिरावृतूनां प्रीणामि तौ मा प्रीतौ प्रीणीतामग्नीषोमयोरहं देवयज्यया चक्षुष्मां भूयासमग्नेरहं देवयज्ययाऽन्नादो भूयासम् ॥

     vācā mendriyeṇāviśa vasantamṛtūnāṃ prīṇāmi sa mā prītaḥ prīṇātu
     grīṣmamṛtūnāṃ prīṇāmi sa mā prītaḥ prīṇātu
     varṣā ṛtūnāṃ prīṇāmi tā mā prītāḥ prīṇantu
     śaradamṛtūnāṃ prīṇāmi sā mā prītā prīṇātu
     hemantaśiśirāvṛtūnāṃ prīṇāmi tau mā prītau prīṇītāmagnīṣomayorahaṃ devayajyayā cakṣuṣmāṃ bhūyāsamagnerahaṃ devayajyayāʼnnādo bhūyāsam .

     Do thou enter me with speech, with power of senses. Of all the seasons, spring I love; beloved, may it delight me.
     Of the all seasons summer I love; beloved, may it delight me.
     Of all the seasons the rains I love; beloved, may they delight me.
     Of the all seasons the autumn I delight; beloved, may it delight me.
     Of the seasons the winter and the cool I love; beloved, may they two delight me.
     By obeisance to the gods, Agni and Soma, may I be possessed of sight. By obeisance to the god Agni, may I be an eater of food.

   • c. 1200 BCE – 1000 BCE, Atharvaveda
2. summer heat, heat

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of ग्रीष्म (grīṣmá)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ग्रीष्मः grīṣmáḥ	ग्रीष्मौ / ग्रीष्मा¹ grīṣmaú / grīṣmā́¹	ग्रीष्माः / ग्रीष्मासः¹ grīṣmā́ḥ / grīṣmā́saḥ¹
Vocative	ग्रीष्म grī́ṣma	ग्रीष्मौ / ग्रीष्मा¹ grī́ṣmau / grī́ṣmā¹	ग्रीष्माः / ग्रीष्मासः¹ grī́ṣmāḥ / grī́ṣmāsaḥ¹
Accusative	ग्रीष्मम् grīṣmám	ग्रीष्मौ / ग्रीष्मा¹ grīṣmaú / grīṣmā́¹	ग्रीष्मान् grīṣmā́n
Instrumental	ग्रीष्मेण grīṣméṇa	ग्रीष्माभ्याम् grīṣmā́bhyām	ग्रीष्मैः / ग्रीष्मेभिः¹ grīṣmaíḥ / grīṣmébhiḥ¹
Dative	ग्रीष्माय grīṣmā́ya	ग्रीष्माभ्याम् grīṣmā́bhyām	ग्रीष्मेभ्यः grīṣmébhyaḥ
Ablative	ग्रीष्मात् grīṣmā́t	ग्रीष्माभ्याम् grīṣmā́bhyām	ग्रीष्मेभ्यः grīṣmébhyaḥ
Genitive	ग्रीष्मस्य grīṣmásya	ग्रीष्मयोः grīṣmáyoḥ	ग्रीष्माणाम् grīṣmā́ṇām
Locative	ग्रीष्मे grīṣmé	ग्रीष्मयोः grīṣmáyoḥ	ग्रीष्मेषु grīṣméṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Derived terms

• ग्रैष्म (graíṣma)

Descendants

• Pali: gimha
• Khowar: گرِۨشپو (griṣpó)
• Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀕𑀺𑀫𑁆𑀳 (gimha)
  • Marathi: गीह्म (gīhma), गीम (gīm)
• → Bengali: গ্রীষ্ম (griśśõ)
• → Kannada: ಗ್ರೀಷ್ಮ (grīṣma)
• → Telugu: గ్రీష్మము (grīṣmamu)
• → Malayalam: ഗ്രീഷ്മം (grīṣmaṁ)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “ग्रीष्म”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 374.