yāma

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀬𑀸𑀫 (Brahmi script)
• याम (Devanagari script)
• যাম (Bengali script)
• යාම (Sinhalese script)
• ယာမ or ယႃမ (Burmese script)
• ยาม or ยามะ (Thai script)
• ᨿᩣᨾ (Tai Tham script)
• ຍາມ or ຍາມະ or ຢາມະ (Lao script)
• យាម (Khmer script)
• 𑄠𑄂𑄟 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit याम (yāma, “cessation”)

Noun

yāma m

1. nightwatch of three hours

Declension

Declension table of "yāma" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	yāmo	yāmā
Accusative (second)	yāmaṃ	yāme
Instrumental (third)	yāmena	yāmehi or yāmebhi
Dative (fourth)	yāmassa or yāmāya or yāmatthaṃ	yāmānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	yāmasmā or yāmamhā or yāmā	yāmehi or yāmebhi
Genitive (sixth)	yāmassa	yāmānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	yāmasmiṃ or yāmamhi or yāme	yāmesu
Vocative (calling)	yāma	yāmā