दम्

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Sanskrit

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Indo-Aryan *dám, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dám from Proto-Indo-European *dṓm (house). Cognate with Russian дом (dom), Ancient Greek δῶ (), Latin domus, English timber.

Noun

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दम् (dám) stemn

  1. a house
    • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 10.46.7:
      अस्याजरासो दमामरित्रा अर्चद्धूमासो अग्नयः पावकाः।
      asyājarāso damāmaritrā arcaddhūmāso agnayaḥ pāvakāḥ.
      His are the fires, eternal, purifying, that make the houses move, whose smoke is shining
Declension
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Neuter root-stem declension of दम् (dám)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative दन्
dán
दमी
damī́
दमि
dámi
Vocative दन्
dán
दमी
dámī
दमि
dámi
Accusative दन्
dán
दमी
damī́
दमि
dámi
Instrumental दमा
damā́
दन्भ्याम्
danbhyā́m
दन्भिः
danbhíḥ
Dative दमे
damé
दन्भ्याम्
danbhyā́m
दन्भ्यः
danbhyáḥ
Ablative दमः
damáḥ
दन्भ्याम्
danbhyā́m
दन्भ्यः
danbhyáḥ
Genitive दमः
damáḥ
दमोः
damóḥ
दमाम्
damā́m
Locative दमि
damí
दमोः
damóḥ
दन्सु
dansú

Etymology 2

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From Proto-Indo-European *demh₂- (to tame, domesticate)

Root

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दम् (dam)

  1. to tame, to domesticate
Derived terms
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References

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