संयम

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit संयम (saṃyama).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /sən.jəm/, [sɐ̃ɲ.jɐ̃m]

Noun

संयम • (sanyam) m

1. restraint, self-control, discipline
2. refraining, abstinence

Declension

Declension of संयम (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	संयम sañyam	संयम sañyam
oblique	संयम sañyam	संयमों sañyamõ
vocative	संयम sañyam	संयमो sañyamo

References

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

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• saṃyama (Latin script)
• 𑀲𑀁𑀬𑀫 (Brahmi script)
• সংযম (Bengali script)
• සංයම (Sinhalese script)
• သံယမ (Burmese script)
• สํยม or สังยะมะ (Thai script)
• ᩈᩴᨿᨾ (Tai Tham script)
• ສໍຍມ or ສັງຍະມະ or ສັງຢະມະ (Lao script)
• សំយម (Khmer script)
• 𑄥𑄁𑄠𑄟 (Chakma script)

Alternative forms

• saññama (Latin script)
• 𑀲𑀜𑁆𑀜𑀫 (Brahmi script)
• सञ्ञम (Devanagari script)
• সঞ্ঞম (Bengali script)
• සඤ‍්ඤම (Sinhalese script)
• သညမ or သၺ္ၺမ or သၺ်ၺမ (Burmese script)
• สญฺญม or สัญญะมะ (Thai script)
• ᩈᨬ᩠ᨬᨾ (Tai Tham script)
• ສຎ຺ຎມ or ສັຎຎະມະ (Lao script)
• សញ្ញម (Khmer script)
• 𑄥𑄐𑄴𑄐𑄟 (Chakma script)

Noun

संयम m

1. Devanagari script form of saṃyama (“restraint”)

Declension

Declension table of "संयम" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	संयमो (saṃyamo)	संयमा (saṃyamā)
Accusative (second)	संयमं (saṃyamaṃ)	संयमे (saṃyame)
Instrumental (third)	संयमेन (saṃyamena)	संयमेहि (saṃyamehi) or संयमेभि (saṃyamebhi)
Dative (fourth)	संयमस्स (saṃyamassa) or संयमाय (saṃyamāya) or संयमत्थं (saṃyamatthaṃ)	संयमानं (saṃyamānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	संयमस्मा (saṃyamasmā) or संयमम्हा (saṃyamamhā) or संयमा (saṃyamā)	संयमेहि (saṃyamehi) or संयमेभि (saṃyamebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	संयमस्स (saṃyamassa)	संयमानं (saṃyamānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	संयमस्मिं (saṃyamasmiṃ) or संयमम्हि (saṃyamamhi) or संयमे (saṃyame)	संयमेसु (saṃyamesu)
Vocative (calling)	संयम (saṃyama)	संयमा (saṃyamā)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• সংয়ম (Assamese script)
• ᬲᬂᬬᬫ (Balinese script)
• সংয়ম (Bengali script)
• 𑰭𑰽𑰧𑰦 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀲𑀁𑀬𑀫 (Brahmi script)
• သံယမ (Burmese script)
• સંયમ (Gujarati script)
• ਸਂਯਮ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌸𑌂𑌯𑌮 (Grantha script)
• ꦱꦁꦪꦩ (Javanese script)
• 𑂮𑂁𑂨𑂧 (Kaithi script)
• ಸಂಯಮ (Kannada script)
• សំយម (Khmer script)
• ສໍຍມ (Lao script)
• സംയമ (Malayalam script)
• ᢀ᠋ᠰ᠌ᠠᠶᠠᠮᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘭𑘽𑘧𑘦 (Modi script)
• ᢀ᠋ᠰᠠᠶ᠋ᠠᠮᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧍𑧞𑧇𑧆 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐳𑑄𑐫𑐩 (Newa script)
• ସଂଯମ (Odia script)
• ꢱꢀꢫꢪ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆱𑆁𑆪𑆩 (Sharada script)
• 𑖭𑖽𑖧𑖦 (Siddham script)
• සංයම (Sinhalese script)
• 𑪁𑪖𑩻𑩴 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚨𑚫𑚣𑚢 (Takri script)
• ஸஂயம (Tamil script)
• సంయమ (Telugu script)
• สํยม (Thai script)
• སཾ་ཡ་མ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒮𑓀𑒨𑒧 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨰𑨸𑨪𑨢 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Compound of सम्- (sam-) +‎ यम (yama).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /sɐ̃.jɐ.mɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈs̪ɐ̃.jɐ.mɐ/

Noun

संयम • (saṃyama) stem, m

1. restraint, self-control, discipline
2. refraining, abstinence

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of संयम (saṃyama)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	संयमः saṃyamaḥ	संयमौ / संयमा¹ saṃyamau / saṃyamā¹	संयमाः / संयमासः¹ saṃyamāḥ / saṃyamāsaḥ¹
Vocative	संयम saṃyama	संयमौ / संयमा¹ saṃyamau / saṃyamā¹	संयमाः / संयमासः¹ saṃyamāḥ / saṃyamāsaḥ¹
Accusative	संयमम् saṃyamam	संयमौ / संयमा¹ saṃyamau / saṃyamā¹	संयमान् saṃyamān
Instrumental	संयमेन saṃyamena	संयमाभ्याम् saṃyamābhyām	संयमैः / संयमेभिः¹ saṃyamaiḥ / saṃyamebhiḥ¹
Dative	संयमाय saṃyamāya	संयमाभ्याम् saṃyamābhyām	संयमेभ्यः saṃyamebhyaḥ
Ablative	संयमात् saṃyamāt	संयमाभ्याम् saṃyamābhyām	संयमेभ्यः saṃyamebhyaḥ
Genitive	संयमस्य saṃyamasya	संयमयोः saṃyamayoḥ	संयमानाम् saṃyamānām
Locative	संयमे saṃyame	संयमयोः saṃyamayoḥ	संयमेषु saṃyameṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “संयम”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1112, column 1.