उमा

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit उमा (umā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ʊ.mɑː/, [ʊ.mäː]

Noun

उमा • (umā) f (Urdu spelling اما)

1. flax
2. linseed
3. light
4. splendor
5. fame
6. reputation
7. night
8. tranquility

Declension

Declension of उमा (fem ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	उमा umā	उमाएँ umāẽ
oblique	उमा umā	उमाओं umāõ
vocative	उमा umā	उमाओ umāo

Proper noun

उमा • (umā) f

1. a female given name, Uma, from Sanskrit

Declension

Declension of उमा (fem ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	उमा umā	उमाएँ umāẽ
oblique	उमा umā	उमाओं umāõ
vocative	उमा umā	उमाओ umāo

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Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• উমা (Assamese script)
• ᬉᬫᬵ (Balinese script)
• উমা (Bengali script)
• 𑰄𑰦𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀉𑀫𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• ဥမာ (Burmese script)
• ઉમા (Gujarati script)
• ਉਮਾ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌉𑌮𑌾 (Grantha script)
• ꦈꦩꦴ (Javanese script)
• 𑂇𑂧𑂰 (Kaithi script)
• ಉಮಾ (Kannada script)
• ឧមា (Khmer script)
• ອຸມາ (Lao script)
• ഉമാ (Malayalam script)
• ᡠᠮᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
• 𑘄𑘦𑘰 (Modi script)
• ᠤᠮᠠ᠋᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦤𑧆𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐄𑐩𑐵 (Newa script)
• ଉମା (Odia script)
• ꢆꢪꢵ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆇𑆩𑆳 (Sharada script)
• 𑖄𑖦𑖯 (Siddham script)
• උමා (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩐𑩒𑩴𑩛 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚄𑚢𑚭 (Takri script)
• உமா (Tamil script)
• ఉమా (Telugu script)
• อุมา (Thai script)
• ཨུ་མཱ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒅𑒧𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨀𑨃𑨢𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

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Noun

उमा • (umā) stem, f

1. flax (Linum usitatissimum)
2. turmeric (Curcuma longa)

Proper noun

उमा • (umā) stem, m

1. name of the daughter of हिमवत् (wife of the god शिव ; also called पार्वती and दुर्गा ; the name is said to be derived from उ मा, ‘O [child], do not [practise austerities]’ the exclamation addressed to पार्वती by her mother)
2. a female given name

Descendants

• → Hindi: उमा (umā)
• → Telugu: ఉమ (uma)