जम्भ
Sanskrit
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-Aryan *ȷ́ámbʰas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ámbʰas, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵómbʰos (“tooth”).
Pronunciation
Noun
जम्भ • (jámbha) stem, m
- tooth, eyetooth, tusk
- swallowing
- one who crushes or swallows (as a demon)
- name of several demons (conquered by Vishnu, Krishna or Indra)
- a leader of the demons in the war against the gods under Indra
- Indra's thunderbolt
- charm (?)
- quiver
- part, portion
Declension
Masculine a-stem declension of जम्भ (jámbha) | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | जम्भः jámbhaḥ |
जम्भौ / जम्भा¹ jámbhau / jámbhā¹ |
जम्भाः / जम्भासः¹ jámbhāḥ / jámbhāsaḥ¹ |
Vocative | जम्भ jámbha |
जम्भौ / जम्भा¹ jámbhau / jámbhā¹ |
जम्भाः / जम्भासः¹ jámbhāḥ / jámbhāsaḥ¹ |
Accusative | जम्भम् jámbham |
जम्भौ / जम्भा¹ jámbhau / jámbhā¹ |
जम्भान् jámbhān |
Instrumental | जम्भेन jámbhena |
जम्भाभ्याम् jámbhābhyām |
जम्भैः / जम्भेभिः¹ jámbhaiḥ / jámbhebhiḥ¹ |
Dative | जम्भाय jámbhāya |
जम्भाभ्याम् jámbhābhyām |
जम्भेभ्यः jámbhebhyaḥ |
Ablative | जम्भात् jámbhāt |
जम्भाभ्याम् jámbhābhyām |
जम्भेभ्यः jámbhebhyaḥ |
Genitive | जम्भस्य jámbhasya |
जम्भयोः jámbhayoḥ |
जम्भानाम् jámbhānām |
Locative | जम्भे jámbhe |
जम्भयोः jámbhayoḥ |
जम्भेषु jámbheṣu |
Notes |
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Descendants
- Hindi: जबड़ा (jabṛā)
References
- Monier Williams (1899) “जम्भ”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 0412.
Categories:
- Sanskrit terms inherited from Proto-Indo-Aryan
- Sanskrit terms derived from Proto-Indo-Aryan
- Sanskrit terms inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian
- Sanskrit terms derived from Proto-Indo-Iranian
- Sanskrit terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European
- Sanskrit terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Sanskrit terms with IPA pronunciation
- Sanskrit lemmas
- Sanskrit nouns
- Sanskrit nouns in Devanagari script
- Sanskrit masculine nouns
- Sanskrit a-stem nouns