उमा

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit उमा (umā).

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ʊ.mɑː/, [ʊ.mäː]

Noun

उमा • (umā) f (Urdu spelling اما‎)

  1. flax
  2. linseed
  3. light
  4. splendor
  5. fame
  6. reputation
  7. night
  8. tranquility

Declension
Declension of उमा (fem ā-stem)
singular plural
direct उमा
umā		 उमाएँ
umāẽ
oblique उमा
umā		 उमाओं
umāõ
vocative उमा
umā		 उमाओ
umāo

Proper noun

उमा • (umā) f

  1. a female given name, Uma, from Sanskrit

Declension
Declension of उमा (fem ā-stem)
singular plural
direct उमा
umā		 उमाएँ
umāẽ
oblique उमा
umā		 उमाओं
umāõ
vocative उमा
umā		 उमाओ
umāo

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
  • ᬉᬫᬵ (Balinese script)
  • উমা (Assamese script)
  • উমা (Bengali script)
  • 𑰄𑰦𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
  • 𑀉𑀫𑀸 (Brahmi script)
  • 𑌉𑌮𑌾 (Grantha script)
  • ઉમા (Gujarati script)
  • ਉਮਾ (Gurmukhi script)
  • ꦈꦩꦴ (Javanese script)
  • ឧមា (Khmer script)
  • ಉಮಾ (Kannada script)
  • ອຸມາ (Lao script)
  • ഉമാ (Malayalam script)
  • 𑘄𑘦𑘰 (Modi script)
  • ᠤᠮᠠ᠋᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
  • ᡠᠮᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
  • ဥမာ (Burmese script)
  • 𑦤𑧆𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
  • 𑐄𑐩𑐵 (Newa script)
  • ଉମା (Odia script)
  • ꢆꢪꢵ (Saurashtra script)
  • 𑆇𑆩𑆳 (Sharada script)
  • 𑖄𑖦𑖯 (Siddham script)
  • උමා (Sinhalese script)
  • உமா (Tamil script)
  • ఉమా (Telugu script)
  • อุมา (Thai script)
  • ཨུ་མཱ (Tibetan script)
  • 𑒅𑒧𑒰 (Tirhuta script)

Etymology

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Noun

उमा • (umā) stem, f

  1. flax (Linum usitatissimum)
  2. turmeric (Curcuma longa)

Proper noun

उमा • (umā) stem, m

  1. name of the daughter of हिमवत् (wife of the god शिव ; also called पार्वती and दुर्गा ; the name is said to be derived from उ मा, ‘O [child], do not [practise austerities]’ the exclamation addressed to पार्वती by her mother)
  2. a female given name

Descendants
  • → Hindi: उमा (umā)
  • → Telugu: ఉమ (uma)
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