𑀖𑀫𑁆𑀫

Prakrit

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit घर्म (gharma).

Noun

𑀖𑀫𑁆𑀫 (ghamma) m (Devanagari घम्म, Kannada ಘಮ್ಮ) (Māhārāṣṭrī)

1. heat

   Synonyms: 𑀢𑀸𑀯 (tāva), 𑀉𑀲𑀺𑀡 (usiṇa)

2. sweat

   Synonym: 𑀲𑁂𑀅 (sea)

Declension

Maharastri declension of 𑀖𑀫𑁆𑀫 (masculine)
	singular	plural
Nominative	𑀖𑀫𑁆𑀫𑁄 (ghammo)	𑀖𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀸 (ghammā)
Accusative	𑀖𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀁 (ghammaṃ)	𑀖𑀫𑁆𑀫𑁂 (ghamme) or 𑀖𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀸 (ghammā)
Instrumental	𑀖𑀫𑁆𑀫𑁂𑀡 (ghammeṇa) or 𑀖𑀫𑁆𑀫𑁂𑀡𑀁 (ghammeṇaṃ)	𑀖𑀫𑁆𑀫𑁂𑀳𑀺 (ghammehi) or 𑀖𑀫𑁆𑀫𑁂𑀳𑀺𑀁 (ghammehiṃ)
Dative	𑀖𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀸𑀅 (ghammāa)	—
Ablative	𑀖𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀸𑀑 (ghammāo) or 𑀖𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀸𑀉 (ghammāu) or 𑀖𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀸 (ghammā) or 𑀖𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀸𑀳𑀺 (ghammāhi) or 𑀖𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (ghammāhiṃto)	—
Genitive	𑀖𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀲𑁆𑀲 (ghammassa)	𑀖𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀸𑀡 (ghammāṇa) or 𑀖𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀸𑀡𑀁 (ghammāṇaṃ)
Locative	𑀖𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀺 (ghammammi) or 𑀖𑀫𑁆𑀫𑁂 (ghamme)	𑀖𑀫𑁆𑀫𑁂𑀲𑀼 (ghammesu) or 𑀖𑀫𑁆𑀫𑁂𑀲𑀼𑀁 (ghammesuṃ)
Vocative	𑀖𑀫𑁆𑀫 (ghamma) or 𑀖𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀸 (ghammā)	𑀖𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀸 (ghammā)

Descendants

• Central:
  • Hindustani: ghām

    Hindi: घाम

    Urdu: گھام

• Northern:
  • Nepali: घाम (ghām)
• Southern:
  • Konkani:

    Devanagari script: घाम (ghām)

    Kannada script: ಘಾಮ್ (ghām)

    Latin script: gham

  • Old Marathi: 𑘑𑘰𑘦 (ghāma)
    • Marathi: घाम (ghām)

References

• Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923-1928) “घम्म”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author], page 305.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “gharmá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 240