रोमन्

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

• लोमन् (lóman) — later variant

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *Hráwma, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hráwma, from Proto-Indo-European *Hréw-mn̥, from *Hrew- (“to tear out”). Cognate with Classical Persian روم (rōm).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɾɐ́w.mɐn/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈɾoː.mɐn̪/

Noun

रोमन् • (róman) stem, n

1. body hair; wool, down

Declension

Neuter an-stem declension of रोमन् (róman)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	रोम róma	रोम्णी / रोमणी rómṇī / rómaṇī	रोमाणि / रोम¹ / रोमा¹ rómāṇi / róma¹ / rómā¹
Vocative	रोमन् / रोम róman / róma	रोम्णी / रोमणी rómṇī / rómaṇī	रोमाणि / रोम¹ / रोमा¹ rómāṇi / róma¹ / rómā¹
Accusative	रोम róma	रोम्णी / रोमणी rómṇī / rómaṇī	रोमाणि / रोम¹ / रोमा¹ rómāṇi / róma¹ / rómā¹
Instrumental	रोम्णा rómṇā	रोमभ्याम् rómabhyām	रोमभिः rómabhiḥ
Dative	रोम्णे rómṇe	रोमभ्याम् rómabhyām	रोमभ्यः rómabhyaḥ
Ablative	रोम्णः rómṇaḥ	रोमभ्याम् rómabhyām	रोमभ्यः rómabhyaḥ
Genitive	रोम्णः rómṇaḥ	रोम्णोः rómṇoḥ	रोम्णाम् rómṇām
Locative	रोम्णि / रोमणि / रोमन्¹ rómṇi / rómaṇi / róman¹	रोम्णोः rómṇoḥ	रोमसु rómasu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• Pali: loma, roma, loma
  • → Khmer: រោម (room)
• Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀭𑁄𑀫 (roma)
  • Hindi: रोयाँ (royā̃)
• → Old Tamil: 𑀉𑀭𑁄𑀫𑀫𑁆 (urōmam)
  • Tamil: உரோமம் (urōmam)
• → Tamil: ரோமம் (rōmam)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “रोमन्”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 889.