आम्

See also: आम

Sanskrit edit

Etymology edit

A variation of the sacred syllable ॐ (oṃ).^[1] Compare ஆம் (ām).

Pronunciation edit

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɑːm/
(Classical) IPA^(key): /ɑːm/

Interjection edit

आम् • (ām)

yes
Antonym: नहि (nahi)

References edit

^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎^[1] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 828

Further reading edit

Monier Williams (1899) “आम्”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 146/1.
Otto Böhtlingk, Richard Schmidt (1879-1928) “आम्”, in Walter Slaje, Jürgen Hanneder, Paul Molitor, Jörg Ritter, editors, Nachtragswörterbuch des Sanskrit [Dictionary of Sanskrit with supplements] (in German), Halle-Wittenberg: Martin-Luther-Universität, published 2016

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