विराम

Hindi

Etymology

From Sanskrit विराम (virāma).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ʋɪ.ɾɑːm/, [ʋɪ.ɾä̃ːm]

Noun

विराम • (virām) m

1. stop, ending
2. pause; comma
3. virama (a diacritic used to remove an inherent vowel)

   Synonym: हलंत (halant)

Declension

Declension of विराम (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	विराम virām	विराम virām
oblique	विराम virām	विरामों virāmõ
vocative	विराम virām	विरामो virāmo

Derived terms

• अविराम (avirām)

Sanskrit

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ʋi.ɾɑː.mɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ʋi.ɾɑː.mɐ/

Noun

विराम • (virāma) stem, m

1. termination, stop

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of विराम

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	विरामः (virāmaḥ)	विरामौ (virāmau) विरामा¹ (virāmā¹)	विरामाः (virāmāḥ) विरामासः¹ (virāmāsaḥ¹)
accusative	विरामम् (virāmam)	विरामौ (virāmau) विरामा¹ (virāmā¹)	विरामान् (virāmān)
instrumental	विरामेण (virāmeṇa)	विरामाभ्याम् (virāmābhyām)	विरामैः (virāmaiḥ) विरामेभिः¹ (virāmebhiḥ¹)
dative	विरामाय (virāmāya)	विरामाभ्याम् (virāmābhyām)	विरामेभ्यः (virāmebhyaḥ)
ablative	विरामात् (virāmāt)	विरामाभ्याम् (virāmābhyām)	विरामेभ्यः (virāmebhyaḥ)
genitive	विरामस्य (virāmasya)	विरामयोः (virāmayoḥ)	विरामाणाम् (virāmāṇām)
locative	विरामे (virāme)	विरामयोः (virāmayoḥ)	विरामेषु (virāmeṣu)
vocative	विराम (virāma)	विरामौ (virāmau) विरामा¹ (virāmā¹)	विरामाः (virāmāḥ) विरामासः¹ (virāmāsaḥ¹)

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Descendants

• Hindi: विराम (virām)
• → Arabic: وِرَامْ (wirām)
• → Burmese: ဝိရာမ (wi.rama.)
• → English: virama
• → Khmer: វិរាម (vi’riem)
• → Russian: вирама (virama)
• → Telugu: విరామ (virāma)

See also

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