ઉઠમણું

Gujarati

Alternative forms

• ઉઠામણું (uṭhāmṇũ)

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀉𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀸𑀯𑀡 (uṭṭhāvaṇa), from Sanskrit उत्थापन (utthāpana). Cognate with Hindi उठौनी (uṭhaunī).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈu.ʈʰəm.ɳũ/
• Rhymes: -ũ
• Hyphenation: ઉ‧ઠમ‧ણું

Noun

ઉઠમણું • (uṭhamṇũ) n

1. A post-funeral ceremony on the third day after the deceased's death.
   1. (Zoroastrianism) A ritual performed three days after the deceased's death, marking the departure of the soul, as according to Zoroastrianism, the soul remains in the material world for three days after death.

Declension

Declension of ઉઠમણું

	singular	plural
nominative	ઉઠમણું (uṭhamṇũ)	ઉઠમણુંો (uṭhamṇũo)
oblique	ઉઠમણું (uṭhamṇũ)	ઉઠમણુંો (uṭhamṇũo)
vocative	ઉઠમણું (uṭhamṇũ)	ઉઠમણુંો (uṭhamṇũo)
instrumental	ઉઠમણુંે (uṭhamṇũe)	ઉઠમણુંોએ (uṭhamṇũoe)
locative	ઉઠમણુંે (uṭhamṇũe)	ઉઠમણુંોએ (uṭhamṇũoe)

See also

• જિયારત (jiyārat)

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “*ut-sthāpana”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 88

Further reading

• ભગવતસિંહ [bhagvatsĩh] (1944), “ઉઠમણું”, in ભગવદ્ગોમંડલ [bhagvadgomaṇḍal], India, page 1367.
• Cauzim, Mirza Mohomed (1846), A Dictionary, Goojratee and English‎^[1], Bombay: Oriental Institute, page 35, column 2

• “ઉઠમણું”, in Gujaratilexicon.com [Gujarati-English dictionary], Arnion Technologies, 2009.