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): /ʋiˈɾɑː.mɐ/

Noun

विराम • (virāma) stem, m

1. termination, stop

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of विराम (virāma)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	विरामः virāmaḥ	विरामौ / विरामा¹ virāmau / virāmā¹	विरामाः / विरामासः¹ virāmāḥ / virāmāsaḥ¹
Vocative	विराम virāma	विरामौ / विरामा¹ virāmau / virāmā¹	विरामाः / विरामासः¹ virāmāḥ / virāmāsaḥ¹
Accusative	विरामम् virāmam	विरामौ / विरामा¹ virāmau / virāmā¹	विरामान् virāmān
Instrumental	विरामेण virāmeṇa	विरामाभ्याम् virāmābhyām	विरामैः / विरामेभिः¹ virāmaiḥ / 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
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

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

See also

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