होम

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘮𑘻𑘦 (homa), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀳𑁄𑀫 (homa), from Sanskrit होम (homa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɦom/
• Hyphenation: होम
• Rhymes: -om

Noun

होम • (hom) m

1. (Hinduism) Homa, an oblation in which offerings are made into a consecrated fire

   Synonym: हवन (havan)

Declension

Declension of होम (masc cons-stem)
direct singular	होम hom
direct plural	होम hom
	singular एकवचन		plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	होम hom		होम hom
oblique सामान्यरूप	होमा homā		होमां- homān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	होमाला homālā		होमांना homānnā
ergative	होमाने, होमानं homāne, homāna		होमांनी homānnī
instrumental	होमाशी homāśī		होमांशी homānśī
locative सप्तमी	होमात homāt		होमांत homāt
vocative संबोधन	होमा homā		होमांनो homānno
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 होम (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	होमाचा homāċā	होमाचे homāċe	होमाची homācī	होमाच्या homācā	होमाचे, होमाचं homāċe, homāċa	होमाची homācī	होमाच्या homācā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	होमांचा homānċā	होमांचे homānċe	होमांची homāñcī	होमांच्या homāncā	होमांचे, होमांचं homānċe, homānċa	होमांची homāñcī	होमांच्या homāñcā
* 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.

Derived terms

• होमकुंड (homkuṇḍa)
• होमद्रव्य (homadravya)
• होमशाला (homśālā)
• होमहवन (homahvan)
• होमाग्नि (homāgni)

References

• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “होम”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950), “होम”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ)

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• homa (Latin script)
• 𑀳𑁄𑀫 (Brahmi script)
• হোম (Bengali script)
• හොම (Sinhalese script)
• ဟောမ or ႁေႃမ (Burmese script)
• โหม or โหมะ (Thai script)
• ᩉᩮᩣᨾ (Tai Tham script)
• ໂຫມ or ໂຫມະ (Lao script)
• ហោម (Khmer script)
• 𑄦𑄮𑄟 (Chakma script)

Verb

होम (homa)

1. Devanagari script form of homa, which is present/imperative active first-person plural of होति (hoti, “to be”)

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

• होमन् (hóman) — Rigvedic

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• হোম (Assamese script)
• ᬳᭀᬫ (Balinese script)
• হোম (Bengali script)
• 𑰮𑰺𑰦 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀳𑁄𑀫 (Brahmi script)
• ဟောမ (Burmese script)
• હોમ (Gujarati script)
• ਹੋਮ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌹𑍋𑌮 (Grantha script)
• ꦲꦺꦴꦩ (Javanese script)
• 𑂯𑂷𑂧 (Kaithi script)
• ಹೋಮ (Kannada script)
• ហោម (Khmer script)
• ໂຫມ (Lao script)
• ഹോമ (Malayalam script)
• ᡥᠣᠮᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘮𑘻𑘦 (Modi script)
• ᠾᠣᠸᠠᠮᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧎𑧜𑧆 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐴𑑀𑐩 (Newa script)
• ହୋମ (Odia script)
• ꢲꣂꢪ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆲𑆾𑆩 (Sharada script)
• 𑖮𑖺𑖦 (Siddham script)
• හොම (Sinhalese script)
• 𑪂𑩕𑩴 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚩𑚴𑚢 (Takri script)
• ஹோம (Tamil script)
• హోమ (Telugu script)
• โหม (Thai script)
• ཧོ་མ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒯𑒼𑒧 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨱𑨆𑨢 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *źʰáwmas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ʰáwmas, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰéw-mo-s, from *ǵʰew- (“to pour”). Cognate with Ancient Greek χεῦμᾰ (kheûmă, “that which is poured”), χέω (khéō), Phrygian ζευμάν (zeumán). By surface analysis, from the root हु (hu, “to offer, sacrifice”) +‎ -म (-ma).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɦɐ́w.mɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ɦoː.mɐ/

Noun

होम॑ • (hóma) stem, m (root हु)

1. the act of making oblations to the gods; a Vedic ritual
2. oblation

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of होम॑

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	होमः॑ (hómaḥ)	होमौ॑ (hómau) होमा॑¹ (hómā¹)	होमाः॑ (hómāḥ) होमा॑सः¹ (hómāsaḥ¹)
accusative	होम॑म् (hómam)	होमौ॑ (hómau) होमा॑¹ (hómā¹)	होमा॑न् (hómān)
instrumental	होमे॑न (hómena)	होमा॑भ्याम् (hómābhyām)	होमैः॑ (hómaiḥ) होमे॑भिः¹ (hómebhiḥ¹)
dative	होमा॑य (hómāya)	होमा॑भ्याम् (hómābhyām)	होमे॑भ्यः (hómebhyaḥ)
ablative	होमा॑त् (hómāt)	होमा॑भ्याम् (hómābhyām)	होमे॑भ्यः (hómebhyaḥ)
genitive	होम॑स्य (hómasya)	होम॑योः (hómayoḥ)	होमा॑नाम् (hómānām)
locative	होमे॑ (hóme)	होम॑योः (hómayoḥ)	होमे॑षु (hómeṣu)
vocative	होम॑ (hóma)	होमौ॑ (hómau) होमा॑¹ (hómā¹)	होमाः॑ (hómāḥ) होमा॑सः¹ (hómāsaḥ¹)

• ¹Vedic

Related terms

• होतृ (hótṛ, “a sacrificial priest”)
• जुहोति (juhóti)
• हुत (hutá)

Descendants

• Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀳𑁄𑀫 (homa)
  • Old Marathi: 𑘮𑘻𑘦 (homa)
    • Marathi: होम (hom)
• → Kannada: ಹೋಮ (hōma)
• → Tamil: ஹோமம் (hōmam), → ஓமம் (ōmam)

References

• Monier Williams (1899), “होम”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1306, column 1.