संयम

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit संयम (saṃyama).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /sə̃.jəm/, [sɐ̃.jɐ̃m]

Noun

संयम • (sanyam) m

1. restraint, self-control, discipline
2. refraining, abstinence

Declension

Declension of संयम (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	संयम sãyam	संयम sãyam
oblique	संयम sãyam	संयमों sãyamõ
vocative	संयम sãyam	संयमो sãyamo

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “संयम”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit संयम (saṃyama).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /səi.jəm/

Noun

संयम • (saiyam) m

1. restraint, self-control
2. patience, endurance
3. refraining, abstinence

Declension

Declension of संयम (masc cons-stem)
direct singular	संयम sanyam
direct plural	संयम sanyam
	singular एकवचन		plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	संयम sanyam		संयम sanyam
oblique सामान्यरूप	संयमा sanyamā		संयमां- sanyamān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	संयमाला sanyamālā		संयमांना sanyamānnā
ergative	संयमाने, संयमानं sanyamāne, sanyamāna		संयमांनी sanyamānnī
instrumental	संयमाशी sanyamāśī		संयमांशी sanyamānśī
locative सप्तमी	संयमात sanyamāt		संयमांत sanyamāt
vocative संबोधन	संयमा sanyamā		संयमांनो sanyamānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.

Genitive declension of संयम (masc cons-stem)
	masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म		feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म		neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म		oblique सामान्यरूप
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular* एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन
singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता	संयमाचा sanyamāċā	संयमाचे sanyamāċe	संयमाची sanyamācī	संयमाच्या sanyamācā	संयमाचे, संयमाचं sanyamāċe, sanyamāċa	संयमाची sanyamācī	संयमाच्या sanyamācā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	संयमांचा sanyamānċā	संयमांचे sanyamānċe	संयमांची sanyamāñcī	संयमांच्या sanyamāncā	संयमांचे, संयमांचं sanyamānċe, sanyamānċa	संयमांची sanyamāñcī	संयमांच्या sanyamāñcā
* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

References

• Berntsen, Maxine, “संयम”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• saṃyama (Latin script)
• 𑀲𑀁𑀬𑀫 (Brahmi script)
• সংযম (Bengali script)
• සංයම (Sinhalese script)
• သံယမ (Burmese script)
• สํยม or สังยะมะ (Thai script)
• ᩈᩴᨿᨾ (Tai Tham script)
• ສໍຍມ or ສັງຍະມະ or ສັງຢະມະ (Lao script)
• សំយម (Khmer script)
• 𑄥𑄁𑄠𑄟 (Chakma script)

Alternative scripts

• saññama (Latin script)
• 𑀲𑀜𑁆𑀜𑀫 (Brahmi script)
• सञ्ञम (Devanagari script)
• সঞ্ঞম (Bengali script)
• සඤ‍්ඤම (Sinhalese script)
• သညမ or သၺ္ၺမ or သၺ်ၺမ (Burmese script)
• สญฺญม or สัญญะมะ (Thai script)
• ᩈᨬ᩠ᨬᨾ (Tai Tham script)
• ສຎ຺ຎມ or ສັຎຎະມະ (Lao script)
• សញ្ញម (Khmer script)
• 𑄥𑄐𑄴𑄐𑄟 (Chakma script)

Noun

संयम m

1. Devanagari script form of saṃyama (“restraint”)

Declension

Declension table of "संयम" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	संयमो (saṃyamo)	संयमा (saṃyamā)
Accusative (second)	संयमं (saṃyamaṃ)	संयमे (saṃyame)
Instrumental (third)	संयमेन (saṃyamena)	संयमेहि (saṃyamehi) or संयमेभि (saṃyamebhi)
Dative (fourth)	संयमस्स (saṃyamassa) or संयमाय (saṃyamāya) or संयमत्थं (saṃyamatthaṃ)	संयमानं (saṃyamānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	संयमस्मा (saṃyamasmā) or संयमम्हा (saṃyamamhā) or संयमा (saṃyamā)	संयमेहि (saṃyamehi) or संयमेभि (saṃyamebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	संयमस्स (saṃyamassa)	संयमानं (saṃyamānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	संयमस्मिं (saṃyamasmiṃ) or संयमम्हि (saṃyamamhi) or संयमे (saṃyame)	संयमेसु (saṃyamesu)
Vocative (calling)	संयम (saṃyama)	संयमा (saṃyamā)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• সংয়ম (Assamese script)
• ᬲᬂᬬᬫ (Balinese script)
• সংয়ম (Bengali script)
• 𑰭𑰽𑰧𑰦 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀲𑀁𑀬𑀫 (Brahmi script)
• သံယမ (Burmese script)
• સંયમ (Gujarati script)
• ਸਂਯਮ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌸𑌂𑌯𑌮 (Grantha script)
• ꦱꦁꦪꦩ (Javanese script)
• 𑂮𑂁𑂨𑂧 (Kaithi script)
• ಸಂಯಮ (Kannada script)
• សំយម (Khmer script)
• ສໍຍມ (Lao script)
• സംയമ (Malayalam script)
• ᢀ᠋ᠰ᠌ᠠᠶᠠᠮᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘭𑘽𑘧𑘦 (Modi script)
• ᢀ᠋ᠰᠠᠶ᠋ᠠᠮᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧍𑧞𑧇𑧆 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐳𑑄𑐫𑐩 (Newa script)
• ସଂଯମ (Odia script)
• ꢱꢀꢫꢪ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆱𑆁𑆪𑆩 (Sharada script)
• 𑖭𑖽𑖧𑖦 (Siddham script)
• සංයම (Sinhalese script)
• 𑪁𑪖𑩻𑩴 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚨𑚫𑚣𑚢 (Takri script)
• ஸஂயம (Tamil script)
• సంయమ (Telugu script)
• สํยม (Thai script)
• སཾ་ཡ་མ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒮𑓀𑒨𑒧 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨰𑨸𑨪𑨢 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Compound of सम्- (sam-) +‎ यम (yama).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /sɐ̃.jɐ.mɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈs̪ɐ̃.jɐ.mɐ/

Noun

संयम • (saṃyama) stem, m

1. restraint, self-control, discipline
2. refraining, abstinence

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of संयम (saṃyama)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	संयमः saṃyamaḥ	संयमौ / संयमा¹ saṃyamau / saṃyamā¹	संयमाः / संयमासः¹ saṃyamāḥ / saṃyamāsaḥ¹
Vocative	संयम saṃyama	संयमौ / संयमा¹ saṃyamau / saṃyamā¹	संयमाः / संयमासः¹ saṃyamāḥ / saṃyamāsaḥ¹
Accusative	संयमम् saṃyamam	संयमौ / संयमा¹ saṃyamau / saṃyamā¹	संयमान् saṃyamān
Instrumental	संयमेन saṃyamena	संयमाभ्याम् saṃyamābhyām	संयमैः / संयमेभिः¹ saṃyamaiḥ / saṃyamebhiḥ¹
Dative	संयमाय saṃyamāya	संयमाभ्याम् saṃyamābhyām	संयमेभ्यः saṃyamebhyaḥ
Ablative	संयमात् saṃyamāt	संयमाभ्याम् saṃyamābhyām	संयमेभ्यः saṃyamebhyaḥ
Genitive	संयमस्य saṃyamasya	संयमयोः saṃyamayoḥ	संयमानाम् saṃyamānām
Locative	संयमे saṃyame	संयमयोः saṃyamayoḥ	संयमेषु saṃyameṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “संयम”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1112, column 1.