उमस

Hindi

Etymology

Probably from metathesis of Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀉𑀲𑀼𑀫𑀸 (usumā), 𑀉𑀲𑁆𑀫𑀸 (usmā), from Sanskrit ऊष्मन् (ūṣman, “heat”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ʊ.məs/, [ʊ.mɐs]

Noun

उमस • (umas) f (Urdu spelling امس)

1. humid heat

   इस उमस में बग़ीचे के पौधे सारे मर जाएँगे।

   is umas mẽ baġīce ke paudhe sāre mar jāeṅge.

   In this humid heat all the plants in the garden will die.

Declension

Declension of उमस (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	उमस umas	उमसें umasẽ
oblique	उमस umas	उमसों umasõ
vocative	उमस umas	उमसो umaso

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “उमस”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 131