ऊष्मन्

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

• उष्मन् (uṣman)

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ঊষ্মন্ (Assamese script)
• ᬊᬱ᭄ᬫᬦ᭄ (Balinese script)
• ঊষ্মন্ (Bengali script)
• 𑰅𑰬𑰿𑰦𑰡𑰿 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀊𑀱𑁆𑀫𑀦𑁆 (Brahmi script)
• ဦၑ္မန် (Burmese script)
• ઊષ્મન્ (Gujarati script)
• ਊਸ਼੍ਮਨ੍ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌊𑌷𑍍𑌮𑌨𑍍 (Grantha script)
• ꦈꦴꦰ꧀ꦩꦤ꧀ (Javanese script)
• 𑂈𑂭𑂹𑂧𑂢𑂹 (Kaithi script)
• ಊಷ್ಮೝ (Kannada script)
• ឩឞ្មន៑ (Khmer script)
• ອູຩ຺ມນ຺ (Lao script)
• ഊഷ്മന് (Malayalam script)
• ᡠᡠᢢᠮᠠᠨ (Manchu script)
• 𑘅𑘬𑘿𑘦𑘡𑘿 (Modi script)
• ᠤᠤᢔᠮᠠᠨ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦥𑧌𑧠𑧆𑧁𑧠 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐅𑐲𑑂𑐩𑐣𑑂 (Newa script)
• ଊଷ୍ମନ୍ (Odia script)
• ꢇꢰ꣄ꢪꢥ꣄ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆈𑆰𑇀𑆩𑆤𑇀 (Sharada script)
• 𑖅𑖬𑖿𑖦𑖡𑖿 (Siddham script)
• ඌෂ‍්මන් (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩐𑩒𑩛𑪀 𑪙𑩴𑩯 𑪙 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚅𑚶𑚢𑚝𑚶 (Takri script)
• ஊஷ்மந் (Tamil script)
• ఊష్మౝ (Telugu script)
• อูษฺมนฺ (Thai script)
• ཨཱུ་ཥྨ་ན྄ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒆𑒭𑓂𑒧𑒢𑓂 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨀𑨃𑨊𑨯𑩇𑨢𑨝𑨴 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Traditionally connected to उष् (uṣ, “to burn”), but Mayrhofer suggests a relation to वा (vā, “to blow (of wind)”) and Ancient Greek ἀτμός (atmós).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /uːʂ.mɐ́n/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /uːʂ.mɐn̪/

Noun

ऊष्मन् • (ūṣmán) stem, m

1. heat, warmth, glow, steam, (hot) vapour
2. the hot season, summer
3. ardour
4. anger, wrath
5. (grammar) the name applied to certain sounds, namely श् (ś), ष् (ṣ), स् (s), ह् (h), ः (ḥ), ं (ṃ), ष्क् (ṣk), and ष्प् (ṣp)

Declension

Masculine an-stem declension of ऊष्मन्

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	ऊष्मा (ūṣmā́)	ऊष्माणौ (ūṣmā́ṇau) ऊष्माणा¹ (ūṣmā́ṇā¹)	ऊष्माणः (ūṣmā́ṇaḥ)
vocative	ऊष्मन् (ū́ṣman)	ऊष्माणौ (ū́ṣmāṇau) ऊष्माणा¹ (ū́ṣmāṇā¹)	ऊष्माणः (ū́ṣmāṇaḥ)
accusative	ऊष्माणम् (ūṣmā́ṇam)	ऊष्माणौ (ūṣmā́ṇau) ऊष्माणा¹ (ūṣmā́ṇā¹)	ऊष्मणः (ūṣmáṇaḥ)
instrumental	ऊष्मणा (ūṣmáṇā)	ऊष्मभ्याम् (ūṣmábhyām)	ऊष्मभिः (ūṣmábhiḥ)
dative	ऊष्मणे (ūṣmáṇe)	ऊष्मभ्याम् (ūṣmábhyām)	ऊष्मभ्यः (ūṣmábhyaḥ)
ablative	ऊष्मणः (ūṣmáṇaḥ)	ऊष्मभ्याम् (ūṣmábhyām)	ऊष्मभ्यः (ūṣmábhyaḥ)
genitive	ऊष्मणः (ūṣmáṇaḥ)	ऊष्मणोः (ūṣmáṇoḥ)	ऊष्मणाम् (ūṣmáṇām)
locative	ऊष्मणि (ūṣmáṇi) ऊष्मन्¹ (ūṣmán¹)	ऊष्मणोः (ūṣmáṇoḥ)	ऊष्मसु (ūṣmásu)

• ¹Vedic

Related terms

• ऊष्मायते (ūṣmāyate)

Descendants

• Dardic:
  • Kashmiri:

    Arabic script: ووٗہہٕ (wūhụ)

    Devanagari script: वूहॖ (wūhụ)

• Prakrit: 𑀉𑀫𑁆𑀳 (umha)

  Magadhi Prakrit:

  • Assamese: উম (um)
  • Middle Bengali: ওম (ōm); উম (um)
  • Maithili: ōph

    Devanagari script: ओफ

    Tirhuta script: 𑒍𑒤

  Maharastri Prakrit:

  • Konkani: hūm

    Devanagari script: हूम

    Kannada script: ಹೂಮ್

    Latin script: hum

  Paisaci Prakrit:

  • Takka Apabhramsa:
    • Old Punjabi: ਹੁੰਮਸ (hummasa)
      • Punjabi: hummha, hummasa

        Gurmukhi script: ਹੁੰਮ੍ਹ, ਹੁੰਮਸ

        Shahmukhi script: ہُمھّ, ہُمَّھس

  • Vracada Apabhramsa:
    • Sindhi:

      Arabic script: اُس

      Devanagari script: उस

  Sauraseni Prakrit:

  • Gurjara Apabhramsa:
    • Gujarati: હૂંફ (hū̃ph)
    • Marwari: ऊमस (ūmas)

Further reading

• Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎^[1] (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 246
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ūṣmán”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
• Monier Williams (1899) “ऊष्मन्”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 223.; Monier Williams (1899) “ऊष्मन्”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 220.
• Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890) “ऊष्मन्”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan; Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890) “उष्मन्”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan
• Arthur Anthony Macdonell (1893) “ऊष्मन्”, in A practical Sanskrit dictionary with transliteration, accentuation, and etymological analysis throughout, London: Oxford University Press; Arthur Anthony Macdonell (1893) “उष्मन्”, in A practical Sanskrit dictionary with transliteration, accentuation, and etymological analysis throughout, London: Oxford University Press