ہمھ

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Punjabi ਹੁੰਮਸ (hummasa), ultimately from Prakrit 𑀉𑀫𑁆𑀳 (umha), from Sanskrit ऊष्मन् (ūṣmán). Compare Marwari ऊमस (ūmas).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /ɦʊmmᵊ˦/

Noun

ہُمّھ • (hummh) f (Gurmukhi spelling ਹੁੰਮ੍ਹ)

1. sultriness, heat and dampness, swelter, mugginess, stuffiness
2. muggy weather

Declension

Declension of ہمھ

	singular	plural
direct	ہُمّھ (hummh)	ہُمّھاں (hummhāṉ)
oblique	ہُمّھ (hummh)	ہُمّھاں (hummhāṉ)
vocative	ہُمّھے (hummhe)	ہُمّھو (hummho)
ablative	ہُمّھوں (hummhoṉ)	ہُمّھاں (hummhāṉ)
locative	ہُمّھی (hummhī)	ہُمّھِیں (hummhīṉ)
instrumental	ہُمّھِیں (hummhīṉ)	ہُمّھے (hummhe)

Further reading

• “ہمھ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025