राम

See also: रोम, रमा, रामा, रूम, रम, and रमी

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit राम (rāma).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɾɑːm/, [ɾä̃ːm]

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Proper noun

राम • (rām) m

1. (Hinduism) Rama

   (deprecated template usage) राम राम ― rām rām ― hello (among Indians)

Declension

Declension of राम (sg-only masc cons-stem)

	singular
direct	राम rām
oblique	राम rām
vocative	राम rām

Derived terms

• जय श्री राम (jay śrī rām)
• जय सिया राम (jay siyā rām)
• रामराज्य (rāmrājya)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “राम”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “राम”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “राम”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa, Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “राम”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
• Hardev Bahri (2013) “राम”, in राजपाल हिंदी शब्दकोश, Rajpal and Sons, →ISBN

• “राम”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
• Platts, John T. (1884) “राम”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.

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Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• rāma (Latin script)
• 𑀭𑀸𑀫 (Brahmi script)
• রাম (Bengali script)
• රාම (Sinhalese script)
• ရာမ or ရႃမ (Burmese script)
• ราม or รามะ (Thai script)
• ᩁᩣᨾ (Tai Tham script)
• ຣາມ or ຣາມະ (Lao script)
• រាម (Khmer script)
• 𑄢𑄂𑄟 (Chakma script)

Noun

राम m

1. Devanagari script form of rāma (“delight”)

Declension

Declension table of "राम" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	रामो (rāmo)	रामा (rāmā)
Accusative (second)	रामं (rāmaṃ)	रामे (rāme)
Instrumental (third)	रामेन (rāmena)	रामेहि (rāmehi) or रामेभि (rāmebhi)
Dative (fourth)	रामस्स (rāmassa) or रामाय (rāmāya) or रामत्थं (rāmatthaṃ)	रामानं (rāmānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	रामस्मा (rāmasmā) or रामम्हा (rāmamhā) or रामा (rāmā)	रामेहि (rāmehi) or रामेभि (rāmebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	रामस्स (rāmassa)	रामानं (rāmānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	रामस्मिं (rāmasmiṃ) or रामम्हि (rāmamhi) or रामे (rāme)	रामेसु (rāmesu)
Vocative (calling)	राम (rāma)	रामा (rāmā)

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Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *raHmás, from Proto-Indo-European *reh₁mós (“dirty; dirt”). Compare Old English rōmig. Monier considers it to be a derivation from रम् (ram).

Adjective

राम • (rāma)

1. dark, dark-coloured, black (compare रात्रि (rātri))

   रामः शकुनिः (rāmaḥ śakuniḥ) — a black bird, crow

2. white (?)
3. pleasing, pleasant, charming, lovely, beautiful

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of राम
Nom. sg.	रामः (rāmaḥ)
Gen. sg.	रामस्य (rāmasya)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	रामः (rāmaḥ)	रामौ (rāmau)	रामाः (rāmāḥ)
Vocative	राम (rāma)	रामौ (rāmau)	रामाः (rāmāḥ)
Accusative	रामम् (rāmam)	रामौ (rāmau)	रामान् (rāmān)
Instrumental	रामेण (rāmeṇa)	रामाभ्याम् (rāmābhyām)	रामैः (rāmaiḥ)
Dative	रामाय (rāmāya)	रामाभ्याम् (rāmābhyām)	रामेभ्यः (rāmebhyaḥ)
Ablative	रामात् (rāmāt)	रामाभ्याम् (rāmābhyām)	रामेभ्यः (rāmebhyaḥ)
Genitive	रामस्य (rāmasya)	रामयोः (rāmayoḥ)	रामाणाम् (rāmāṇām)
Locative	रामे (rāme)	रामयोः (rāmayoḥ)	रामेषु (rāmeṣu)

Feminine ā-stem declension of राम
Nom. sg.	रामा (rāmā)
Gen. sg.	रामायाः (rāmāyāḥ)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	रामा (rāmā)	रामे (rāme)	रामाः (rāmāḥ)
Vocative	रामे (rāme)	रामे (rāme)	रामाः (rāmāḥ)
Accusative	रामाम् (rāmām)	रामे (rāme)	रामाः (rāmāḥ)
Instrumental	रामया (rāmayā)	रामाभ्याम् (rāmābhyām)	रामाभिः (rāmābhiḥ)
Dative	रामायै (rāmāyai)	रामाभ्याम् (rāmābhyām)	रामाभ्यः (rāmābhyaḥ)
Ablative	रामायाः (rāmāyāḥ)	रामाभ्याम् (rāmābhyām)	रामाभ्यः (rāmābhyaḥ)
Genitive	रामायाः (rāmāyāḥ)	रामयोः (rāmayoḥ)	रामाणाम् (rāmāṇām)
Locative	रामायाम् (rāmāyām)	रामयोः (rāmayoḥ)	रामासु (rāmāsu)

Neuter a-stem declension of राम
Nom. sg.	रामम् (rāmam)
Gen. sg.	रामस्य (rāmasya)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	रामम् (rāmam)	रामे (rāme)	रामाणि (rāmāṇi)
Vocative	राम (rāma)	रामे (rāme)	रामाणि (rāmāṇi)
Accusative	रामम् (rāmam)	रामे (rāme)	रामाणि (rāmāṇi)
Instrumental	रामेण (rāmeṇa)	रामाभ्याम् (rāmābhyām)	रामैः (rāmaiḥ)
Dative	रामाय (rāmāya)	रामाभ्याम् (rāmābhyām)	रामेभ्यः (rāmebhyaḥ)
Ablative	रामात् (rāmāt)	रामाभ्याम् (rāmābhyām)	रामेभ्यः (rāmebhyaḥ)
Genitive	रामस्य (rāmasya)	रामयोः (rāmayoḥ)	रामाणाम् (rāmāṇām)
Locative	रामे (rāme)	रामयोः (rāmayoḥ)	रामेषु (rāmeṣu)

Noun

राम • (rāma) stem, m

1. a kind of deer
2. horse
3. lover
4. pleasure, joy, delight

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of राम (rāma)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	रामः rāmaḥ	रामौ / रामा¹ rāmau / rāmā¹	रामाः / रामासः¹ rāmāḥ / rāmāsaḥ¹
Vocative	राम rāma	रामौ / रामा¹ rāmau / rāmā¹	रामाः / रामासः¹ rāmāḥ / rāmāsaḥ¹
Accusative	रामम् rāmam	रामौ / रामा¹ rāmau / rāmā¹	रामान् rāmān
Instrumental	रामेण rāmeṇa	रामाभ्याम् rāmābhyām	रामैः / रामेभिः¹ rāmaiḥ / rāmebhiḥ¹
Dative	रामाय rāmāya	रामाभ्याम् rāmābhyām	रामेभ्यः rāmebhyaḥ
Ablative	रामात् rāmāt	रामाभ्याम् rāmābhyām	रामेभ्यः rāmebhyaḥ
Genitive	रामस्य rāmasya	रामयोः rāmayoḥ	रामाणाम् rāmāṇām
Locative	रामे rāme	रामयोः rāmayoḥ	रामेषु rāmeṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Noun

राम • (rāma) stem, n

1. same meanings as masculine gender
2. the leaf of Laurus cassia
3. Chenopodium album
4. = कुष्ठ (kuṣṭha)

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of राम
Nom. sg.	रामम् (rāmam)
Gen. sg.	रामस्य (rāmasya)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	रामम् (rāmam)	रामे (rāme)	रामाणि (rāmāṇi)
Vocative	राम (rāma)	रामे (rāme)	रामाणि (rāmāṇi)
Accusative	रामम् (rāmam)	रामे (rāme)	रामाणि (rāmāṇi)
Instrumental	रामेण (rāmeṇa)	रामाभ्याम् (rāmābhyām)	रामैः (rāmaiḥ)
Dative	रामाय (rāmāya)	रामाभ्याम् (rāmābhyām)	रामेभ्यः (rāmebhyaḥ)
Ablative	रामात् (rāmāt)	रामाभ्याम् (rāmābhyām)	रामेभ्यः (rāmebhyaḥ)
Genitive	रामस्य (rāmasya)	रामयोः (rāmayoḥ)	रामाणाम् (rāmāṇām)
Locative	रामे (rāme)	रामयोः (rāmayoḥ)	रामेषु (rāmeṣu)

Proper noun

राम • (rāma) m

1. name of Varuna
2. name of various mythical personages in the Vedas and the later times, including the Rāma god. Found in Hare Krishna mahamantra in vocative form
3. name of a king of शृङ्गवेर (śṛṅga-vera) and patron of नागेश (nāge-śa)
4. name of various authors and teachers
5. name of the number three (on account of the 3 Rāmas)

   रामस्य इषुः (rāmasya iṣuḥ) — a kind of cane = रामकण्ड (rāmakaṇḍa)

6. name of a people

Derived terms

• रामकिर्ति (rāmakirti)
• रामचन्द्र (rāmacandra)
• रामदास (rāmadāsa)
• रामदूत (rāmadūta)
• रामनवमी (rāmanavamī)
• रामराज्य (rāmarājya)
• रामलीला (rāmalīlā)
• रामसेतु (rāmasetu)
• रामा (rāmā)
• रामानुज (rāmānuja)
• रामायण (rāmāyaṇa)

 

Descendants

• → Bengali: রাম (ram)
• → Burmese: ရာမ (rama.)
• → Chinese: 羅摩／罗摩 (Luómó)
• → Hindi: राम (rām)
• → Khmer: រាម (riəm)
• → Lao: ຣາມ (rām)
• → Malayalam: രാമൻ (rāmaṉ)
• → Marathi: राम (rām)
• → Nepali: राम (rām)
• → Odia: ରାମ (rāma)
• → Punjabi: ਰਾਮ (rām)
• → Sinhalese: රාම (rāma)
• → Tamil: இராமர் (irāmar)
• → Telugu: రామ (rāma)
• → Thai: ราม (raam)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “राम”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 0877.