शमी

See also: शाम, शमा, शम्, and शम

Hindi

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

(Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /ʃə.miː/, [ʃɐ.miː]

Noun

शमी • (śamī) f

the tree Acacia suma
the tree Prosopis cineraria
Synonym: खेजड़ी (khejṛī)

References

Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “शमी”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “शमी”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

শমী (Assamese script)
ᬰᬫᬷ (Balinese script)
শমী (Bengali script)
𑰫𑰦𑰱 (Bhaiksuki script)
𑀰𑀫𑀻 (Brahmi script)
ၐမီ (Burmese script)
શમી (Gujarati script)
ਸ਼ਮੀ (Gurmukhi script)
𑌶𑌮𑍀 (Grantha script)
ꦯꦩꦷ (Javanese script)
𑂬𑂧𑂲 (Kaithi script)
ಶಮೀ (Kannada script)
ឝមី (Khmer script)
ຨມີ (Lao script)
ശമീ (Malayalam script)
ᡧᠠᠮᡳᡳ (Manchu script)
𑘫𑘦𑘲 (Modi script)
ᠱᠠᠮᠢᠢ (Mongolian script)
𑧋𑧆𑧓 (Nandinagari script)
𑐱𑐩𑐷 (Newa script)
ଶମୀ (Odia script)
ꢯꢪꢷ (Saurashtra script)
𑆯𑆩𑆵 (Sharada script)
𑖫𑖦𑖱 (Siddham script)
ශමී (Sinhalese script)
𑩿𑩴𑩑𑩛 (Soyombo script)
𑚧𑚢𑚯 (Takri script)
ஶமீ (Tamil script)
శమీ (Telugu script)
ศมี (Thai script)
ཤ་མཱི (Tibetan script)
𑒬𑒧𑒲 (Tirhuta script)
𑨮𑨢𑨁𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology 1

Possibly from शम॑ (śáma, “hornless”).

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɕɐ.míː/
(Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ɕɐ.miː/

Noun

श॒मी • (śamī́) stem, f

the tree Prosopis spicigera

Declension

Feminine ī-stem declension of श॒मी
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	श॒मी (śamī́) श॒मीः¹ (śamī́ḥ¹)	श॒म्यौ॑ (śamyàu) श॒म्या॑¹ (śamyā̀¹)	श॒म्यः॑ (śamyàḥ)
accusative	श॒मीम् (śamī́m) श॒म्य॑म्¹ (śamyàm¹)	श॒म्यौ॑ (śamyàu) श॒म्या॑¹ (śamyā̀¹)	श॒मीः (śamī́ḥ) श॒म्यः॑¹ (śamyàḥ¹)
instrumental	श॒म्या (śamyā́) श॒म्या॑¹ (śamyā̀¹)	श॒मीभ्या॑म् (śamī́bhyām)	श॒मीभिः॑ (śamī́bhiḥ)
dative	श॒म्यै (śamyái) श॒म्ये॑¹ (śamyè¹)	श॒मीभ्या॑म् (śamī́bhyām)	श॒मीभ्यः॑ (śamī́bhyaḥ)
ablative	श॒म्याः (śamyā́ḥ) श॒म्यः॑¹ (śamyàḥ¹) श॒म्यै² (śamyái²)	श॒मीभ्या॑म् (śamī́bhyām)	श॒मीभ्यः॑ (śamī́bhyaḥ)
genitive	श॒म्याः (śamyā́ḥ) श॒म्यः॑¹ (śamyàḥ¹) श॒म्यै² (śamyái²)	श॒म्योः (śamyóḥ) श॒म्योः॑¹ (śamyòḥ¹)	श॒मीना॑म् (śamī́nām)
locative	श॒म्याम् (śamyā́m) श॒मी¹ (śamī́¹)	श॒म्योः (śamyóḥ) श॒म्योः॑¹ (śamyòḥ¹)	श॒मीषु॑ (śamī́ṣu)
vocative	शमि॑ (śámi)	शम्यौ॑ (śámyau) शम्या॑¹ (śámyā¹)	शम्यः॑ (śámyaḥ)

¹Vedic
²Brāhmaṇas
This stem originally had vṛkī́-declension.

References

Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996), Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎^[1] (in German), volume II, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 611-2
Wackernagel, Jakob; Albert Debrunner (1896-1964), Altindische Grammatik [Grammar of Ancient Indian] (Indogermanische Bibliothek. 2. Reihe: Wörterbücher)‎^[2] (in German), Vol. II.2: Die Nominalsuffixe, Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, published 1954, page 383: “Pat. auch śamyam, TB. śamyā̀”

Etymology 2

From the root शम् (śam, “to toil”).

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɕɐ́.miː/
(Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ɕɐ.miː/

Noun

शमी॑ • (śámī) stem, f (Vedic)

effort, labour, toil

Declension

Feminine ī-stem declension of शमी॑
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	शमी॑ (śámī)	शम्यौ॑ (śámyau) शमी॑¹ (śámī¹)	शम्यः॑ (śámyaḥ) शमीः॑¹ (śámīḥ¹)
accusative	शमी॑म् (śámīm)	शम्यौ॑ (śámyau) शमी॑¹ (śámī¹)	शमीः॑ (śámīḥ)
instrumental	शम्या॑ (śámyā)	शमी॑भ्याम् (śámībhyām)	शमी॑भिः (śámībhiḥ)
dative	शम्यै॑ (śámyai)	शमी॑भ्याम् (śámībhyām)	शमी॑भ्यः (śámībhyaḥ)
ablative	शम्याः॑ (śámyāḥ) शम्यै॑² (śámyai²)	शमी॑भ्याम् (śámībhyām)	शमी॑भ्यः (śámībhyaḥ)
genitive	शम्याः॑ (śámyāḥ) शम्यै॑² (śámyai²)	शम्योः॑ (śámyoḥ)	शमी॑नाम् (śámīnām)
locative	शम्या॑म् (śámyām)	शम्योः॑ (śámyoḥ)	शमी॑षु (śámīṣu)
vocative	शमि॑ (śámi)	शम्यौ॑ (śámyau) शमी॑¹ (śámī¹)	शम्यः॑ (śámyaḥ) शमीः॑¹ (śámīḥ¹)

¹Vedic
²Brāhmaṇas

References

Monier Williams (1899), “शमी”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1054, column 1.