धूम-धाम

Hindi

Etymology

Reduplication by compounding of धूम (dhūm, “fun”) +‎ धाम (dhām, “splendour”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /d̪ʱuːm.d̪ʱɑːm/, [d̪ʱũːm.d̪ʱä̃ːm]

Noun

धूम-धाम • (dhūm-dhām) m (Urdu spelling دھوم دھام)

1. grandeur, ostentation, flamboyance

   हमने त्यौहार धूम-धाम से मनाया।

   hamne tyauhār dhūm-dhām se manāyā.

   We celebrated the festival with great pomp.

Declension

Declension of धूम-धाम (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	धूम-धाम dhūm-dhām	धूम-धाम dhūm-dhām
oblique	धूम-धाम dhūm-dhām	धूम-धामों dhūm-dhāmõ
vocative	धूम-धाम dhūm-dhām	धूम-धामो dhūm-dhāmo