थामना

• थाँभना (thāmbhnā), थाँबना (thāmbnā) — archaic forms

Variant of archaic थाँभना (thāmbhnā), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀣𑀁𑀪𑀇 (thaṃbhaï), from Sanskrit स्तम्भते (stambhate), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *stámbʰatay, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *stámbʰatay, from the root Proto-Indo-European *stebʰ-. Cognate to Marathi थांबणे (thāmbṇe).

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /t̪ʰɑːm.nɑː/, [t̪ʰä̃ːm.näː]

थामना • (thāmnā) (transitive)

1. to stop, halt, restrain

   Synonym: रोकना (roknā)

2. to grab, clutch

   Synonym: पकड़ना (pakaṛnā)

3. to prop up, support
4. to bear (a task)

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• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “थामना”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “stámbhatē”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press