धीमा

See also: धिमे, धीमे, and धूम

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-New Indo-Aryan *धीम्म (dhīmma, “slow”), probably with *ढीम्म (ḍhīmma, “lump”), *ढिक्क (ḍhikka, “lump”). Compare ढीला (ḍhīlā, “loose”). Compare Punjabi ਧੀਮਾ (dhīmā) / دھِیما (dhīmā), Gujarati ધીમું (dhīmũ), Marathi धिमे (dhime), Bengali ঢিমা (ḍhima).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /d̪ʱiː.mɑː/, [d̪ʱiː.mäː]

Adjective

धीमा • (dhīmā) (Urdu spelling دِھیمِا)

1. slow, sluggish, steady
2. gentle
3. lazy
4. quiet

Declension

Declension of धीमा (ā-stem)

	masculine		feminine
	singular	plural	singular	plural
direct	धीमा dhīmā	धीमे dhīme	धीमी dhīmī	धीमी dhīmī
oblique	धीमे dhīme	धीमे dhīme	धीमी dhīmī	धीमी dhīmī
vocative	धीमे dhīme	धीमे dhīme	धीमी dhīmī	धीमी dhīmī

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “धीमा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “*dhīmma”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press