𑀮𑁄𑀫

Prakrit

Alternative forms

• 𑀭𑁄𑀫 (roma)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit लोमन् (lóman), a variant of रोमन् (róman). Cognate with Pali loma.

Noun

𑀮𑁄𑀫 (loma) n (Devanagari लोम)

1. hair (of the body)

Declension

Maharastri declension of 𑀮𑁄𑀫 (neuter)
	singular	plural
Nominative	𑀮𑁄𑀫𑀁 (lomaṃ)	𑀮𑁄𑀫𑀸𑀇𑀁 (lomāiṃ) or 𑀮𑁄𑀫𑀸𑀇 (lomāi)
Accusative	𑀮𑁄𑀫𑀁 (lomaṃ)	𑀮𑁄𑀫𑀸𑀇𑀁 (lomāiṃ) or 𑀮𑁄𑀫𑀸𑀇 (lomāi)
Instrumental	𑀮𑁄𑀫𑁂𑀡 (lomeṇa) or 𑀮𑁄𑀫𑁂𑀡𑀁 (lomeṇaṃ)	𑀮𑁄𑀫𑁂𑀳𑀺 (lomehi) or 𑀮𑁄𑀫𑁂𑀳𑀺𑀁 (lomehiṃ)
Dative	𑀮𑁄𑀫𑀸𑀅 (lomāa)	—
Ablative	𑀮𑁄𑀫𑀸𑀑 (lomāo) or 𑀮𑁄𑀫𑀸𑀉 (lomāu) or 𑀮𑁄𑀫𑀸 (lomā) or 𑀮𑁄𑀫𑀸𑀳𑀺 (lomāhi) or 𑀮𑁄𑀫𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (lomāhiṃto)	—
Genitive	𑀮𑁄𑀫𑀲𑁆𑀲 (lomassa)	𑀮𑁄𑀫𑀸𑀡 (lomāṇa) or 𑀮𑁄𑀫𑀸𑀡𑀁 (lomāṇaṃ)
Locative	𑀮𑁄𑀫𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀺 (lomammi) or 𑀮𑁄𑀫𑁂 (lome)	𑀮𑁄𑀫𑁂𑀲𑀼 (lomesu) or 𑀮𑁄𑀫𑁂𑀲𑀼𑀁 (lomesuṃ)
Vocative	𑀮𑁄𑀫 (loma) or 𑀮𑁄𑀫𑀸 (lomā)	𑀮𑁄𑀫𑀸𑀇𑀁 (lomāiṃ) or 𑀮𑁄𑀫𑀸𑀇 (lomāi)

References

• Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928) “लोम”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author], page 730.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “lṓman”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 649