राम

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit राम (rāma).

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ɾɑːm/, [ɾä̃ːm]
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Proper noun

राम • (rām) m

  1. (Hinduism) Rama
    राम राम ― rām rām ― hello (among Hindus)

Declension
Declension of राम (sg-only masc cons-stem)
singular
direct राम
rām
oblique राम
rām
vocative राम
rām

Derived terms

References
  • McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “राम”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
  • Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “राम”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
  • Bahri, Hardev (1989), “राम”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
  • Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “राम”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
  • Hardev Bahri (2013), “राम”, in राजपाल हिंदी शब्दकोश, Rajpal and Sons, →ISBN
  • “राम”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English] (in English), Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
  • Platts, John T. (1884), “राम”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.

Pali

Alternative forms
Alternative forms
  • rāma (Latin script)
  • 𑀭𑀸𑀫 (Brahmi script)
  • রাম (Bengali script)
  • රාම (Sinhalese script)
  • ရာမ or ရႃမ (Burmese script)
  • ราม or รามะ (Thai script)
  • ᩁᩣᨾ (Tai Tham script)
  • ຣາມ or ຣາມະ (Lao script)
  • រាម (Khmer script)
  • 𑄢𑄂𑄟 (Chakma script)

Noun

राम m

  1. Devanagari script form of rāma (“delight”)

Declension
Declension table of "राम" (masculine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)रामो (rāmo)रामा (rāmā)
Accusative (second)रामं (rāmaṃ)रामे (rāme)
Instrumental (third)रामेन (rāmena)रामेहि (rāmehi) or रामेभि (rāmebhi)
Dative (fourth)रामस्स (rāmassa) or रामाय (rāmāya) or रामत्थं (rāmatthaṃ)रामानं (rāmānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)रामस्मा (rāmasmā) or रामम्हा (rāmamhā) or रामा (rāmā)रामेहि (rāmehi) or रामेभि (rāmebhi)
Genitive (sixth)रामस्स (rāmassa)रामानं (rāmānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)रामस्मिं (rāmasmiṃ) or रामम्हि (rāmamhi) or रामे (rāme)रामेसु (rāmesu)
Vocative (calling)राम (rāma)रामा (rāmā)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
  • ᬭᬵᬫ (Balinese script)
  • ৰাম (Assamese script)
  • রাম (Bengali script)
  • 𑰨𑰯𑰦 (Bhaiksuki script)
  • 𑀭𑀸𑀫 (Brahmi script)
  • 𑌰𑌾𑌮 (Grantha script)
  • રામ (Gujarati script)
  • ਰਾਮ (Gurmukhi script)
  • ꦫꦴꦩ (Javanese script)
  • រាម (Khmer script)
  • ರಾಮ (Kannada script)
  • ຣາມ (Lao script)
  • രാമ (Malayalam script)
  • 𑘨𑘰𑘦 (Modi script)
  • ᠷᠠᢗᠮᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
  • ᡵᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᠮᠠ (Manchu script)
  • ရာမ (Burmese script)
  • 𑧈𑧑𑧆 (Nandinagari script)
  • 𑐬𑐵𑐩 (Newa script)
  • ରାମ (Odia script)
  • ꢬꢵꢪ (Saurashtra script)
  • 𑆫𑆳𑆩 (Sharada script)
  • 𑖨𑖯𑖦 (Siddham script)
  • රාම (Sinhalese script)
  • ராம (Tamil script)
  • రామ (Telugu script)
  • ราม (Thai script)
  • རཱ་མ (Tibetan script)
  • 𑒩𑒰𑒧 (Tirhuta script)

Etymology

Unknown; possibly related to Old English rōmig (“sooty”), presuming Proto-Indo-European *HreH-mó-s.[1][2] Monier considers it to be a derivation from रम् (ram, “to enjoy; to stay”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

राम • (rāma) stem

  1. dark, dark-coloured, black (compare रात्रि (rātri))
    रामः शकुनिः (rāmaḥ śakuniḥ) — a black bird, crow
  2. white (?)
  3. pleasing, pleasant, charming, lovely, beautiful

Declension
Masculine a-stem declension of राम
Nom. sg. रामः (rāmaḥ)
Gen. sg. रामस्य (rāmasya)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative रामः (rāmaḥ) रामौ (rāmau) रामाः (rāmāḥ)
Vocative राम (rāma) रामौ (rāmau) रामाः (rāmāḥ)
Accusative रामम् (rāmam) रामौ (rāmau) रामान् (rāmān)
Instrumental रामेण (rāmeṇa) रामाभ्याम् (rāmābhyām) रामैः (rāmaiḥ)
Dative रामाय (rāmāya) रामाभ्याम् (rāmābhyām) रामेभ्यः (rāmebhyaḥ)
Ablative रामात् (rāmāt) रामाभ्याम् (rāmābhyām) रामेभ्यः (rāmebhyaḥ)
Genitive रामस्य (rāmasya) रामयोः (rāmayoḥ) रामाणाम् (rāmāṇām)
Locative रामे (rāme) रामयोः (rāmayoḥ) रामेषु (rāmeṣu)
Feminine ā-stem declension of राम
Nom. sg. रामा (rāmā)
Gen. sg. रामायाः (rāmāyāḥ)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative रामा (rāmā) रामे (rāme) रामाः (rāmāḥ)
Vocative रामे (rāme) रामे (rāme) रामाः (rāmāḥ)
Accusative रामाम् (rāmām) रामे (rāme) रामाः (rāmāḥ)
Instrumental रामया (rāmayā) रामाभ्याम् (rāmābhyām) रामाभिः (rāmābhiḥ)
Dative रामायै (rāmāyai) रामाभ्याम् (rāmābhyām) रामाभ्यः (rāmābhyaḥ)
Ablative रामायाः (rāmāyāḥ) रामाभ्याम् (rāmābhyām) रामाभ्यः (rāmābhyaḥ)
Genitive रामायाः (rāmāyāḥ) रामयोः (rāmayoḥ) रामाणाम् (rāmāṇām)
Locative रामायाम् (rāmāyām) रामयोः (rāmayoḥ) रामासु (rāmāsu)
Neuter a-stem declension of राम
Nom. sg. रामम् (rāmam)
Gen. sg. रामस्य (rāmasya)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative रामम् (rāmam) रामे (rāme) रामाणि (rāmāṇi)
Vocative राम (rāma) रामे (rāme) रामाणि (rāmāṇi)
Accusative रामम् (rāmam) रामे (rāme) रामाणि (rāmāṇi)
Instrumental रामेण (rāmeṇa) रामाभ्याम् (rāmābhyām) रामैः (rāmaiḥ)
Dative रामाय (rāmāya) रामाभ्याम् (rāmābhyām) रामेभ्यः (rāmebhyaḥ)
Ablative रामात् (rāmāt) रामाभ्याम् (rāmābhyām) रामेभ्यः (rāmebhyaḥ)
Genitive रामस्य (rāmasya) रामयोः (rāmayoḥ) रामाणाम् (rāmāṇām)
Locative रामे (rāme) रामयोः (rāmayoḥ) रामेषु (rāmeṣu)

Noun

राम • (rāma) stem, m

  1. a kind of deer
  2. horse
  3. lover
  4. pleasure, joy, delight

Declension
Masculine a-stem declension of राम (rāma)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative रामः
rāmaḥ		 रामौ
rāmau		 रामाः / रामासः¹
rāmāḥ / rāmāsaḥ¹
Vocative राम
rāma		 रामौ
rāmau		 रामाः / रामासः¹
rāmāḥ / rāmāsaḥ¹
Accusative रामम्
rāmam		 रामौ
rāmau		 रामान्
rāmān
Instrumental रामेण
rāmeṇa		 रामाभ्याम्
rāmābhyām		 रामैः / रामेभिः¹
rāmaiḥ / rāmebhiḥ¹
Dative रामाय
rāmāya		 रामाभ्याम्
rāmābhyām		 रामेभ्यः
rāmebhyaḥ
Ablative रामात्
rāmāt		 रामाभ्याम्
rāmābhyām		 रामेभ्यः
rāmebhyaḥ
Genitive रामस्य
rāmasya		 रामयोः
rāmayoḥ		 रामाणाम्
rāmāṇām
Locative रामे
rāme		 रामयोः
rāmayoḥ		 रामेषु
rāmeṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Noun

राम • (rāma) stem, n

  1. same meanings as masculine gender
  2. the leaf of Laurus cassia
  3. Chenopodium album
  4. = कुष्ठ (kuṣṭha)

Declension
Neuter a-stem declension of राम
Nom. sg. रामम् (rāmam)
Gen. sg. रामस्य (rāmasya)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative रामम् (rāmam) रामे (rāme) रामाणि (rāmāṇi)
Vocative राम (rāma) रामे (rāme) रामाणि (rāmāṇi)
Accusative रामम् (rāmam) रामे (rāme) रामाणि (rāmāṇi)
Instrumental रामेण (rāmeṇa) रामाभ्याम् (rāmābhyām) रामैः (rāmaiḥ)
Dative रामाय (rāmāya) रामाभ्याम् (rāmābhyām) रामेभ्यः (rāmebhyaḥ)
Ablative रामात् (rāmāt) रामाभ्याम् (rāmābhyām) रामेभ्यः (rāmebhyaḥ)
Genitive रामस्य (rāmasya) रामयोः (rāmayoḥ) रामाणाम् (rāmāṇām)
Locative रामे (rāme) रामयोः (rāmayoḥ) रामेषु (rāmeṣu)

Proper noun

राम • (rāma) stem, m

  1. name of Varuna
  2. name of various mythical personages in the Vedas and the later times, including the Rāma god. Found in Hare Krishna mahamantra in vocative form
    Synonyms: दाशरथ (dāśaratha), पीताम्बर (pītāmbara), राघव (rāghava)
  3. name of a king of शृङ्गवेर (śṛṅgavera) and patron of नागेश (nāgeśa)
  4. name of various authors and teachers
  5. name of the number three (on account of the 3 Rāmas)
    रामस्य इषुः (rāmasya iṣuḥ) — a kind of cane = रामकण्ड (rāmakaṇḍa)
  6. name of a people

Derived terms

Descendants
  • → Bengali: রাম (ram)
  • → Burmese: ရာမ (rama.)
  • → Chinese: 羅摩／罗摩 (Luómó)
  • → Hindi: राम (rām)
  • → Khmer: រាម (riəm)
  • → Lao: ຣາມ (rām)
  • → Malayalam: രാമൻ (rāmaṉ), രാമ (rāma), രാം (rāṁ), റാം (ṟāṁ)
  • → Marathi: राम (rām)
  • → Nepali: राम (rām)
  • → Old Javanese: rāma
  • → Odia: ରାମ (ramô)
  • → Punjabi: ਰਾਮ (rām)
  • → Sinhalese: රාම (rāma)
  • → Tamil: இராமர் (irāmar)
  • → Telugu: రామ (rāma)
  • → Thai: ราม (raam)

References
  1. Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992–2001), “rāmá-”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎ (in German), Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 449
  2. Mallory, J. P.; Adams, D. Q., editors (1997), “*rēmós”, in Encyclopedia of Indo-European culture, London, Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, page 160
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