मध्यम

See also: माध्यम

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit मध्यम (madhyama).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /məd̪ʱ.jəm/, [mɐd̪ʱ.jɐ̃m]

Adjective

मध्यम • (madhyam) (Urdu spelling مدھیم)

1. middle
2. medium, moderate, intermediate
3. mediocre

Noun

मध्यम • (madhyam) m (Urdu spelling مدھیم)

1. the middle

   मध्यम के ― madhyam ke ― of middle [mediocre]

2. Synonym of मध्यदेश (madhyadeś)
3. (Indian Classical Music) the fourth (middle) note of the Indian solfege, denoted म (ma)

Derived terms

• के मध्यम (ke madhyam)
• मध्यमवर्ग (madhyamvarg)

 

Related terms

• मध्यमक (madhyamak)
• मध्यमगति (madhyamagti)
• मध्यमग्राम (madhyamagrām)
• मध्यमपुरुष (madhyampuruṣ)
• मध्यमलोक (madhyamlok)
• मध्यमशी (madhyamśī)
• मध्यमस्थ (madhyamasth)
• मध्यमस्वर (madhyamasvar)

 

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “मध्यम”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “मध्यम”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• মধ্যম (Assamese script)
• ᬫᬥ᭄ᬬᬫ (Balinese script)
• মধ্যম (Bengali script)
• 𑰦𑰠𑰿𑰧𑰦 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀫𑀥𑁆𑀬𑀫 (Brahmi script)
• မဓျမ (Burmese script)
• મધ્યમ (Gujarati script)
• ਮਧ੍ਯਮ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌮𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌮 (Grantha script)
• ꦩꦣꦾꦩ (Javanese script)
• 𑂧𑂡𑂹𑂨𑂧 (Kaithi script)
• ಮಧ್ಯಮ (Kannada script)
• មធ្យម (Khmer script)
• ມຘ຺ຍມ (Lao script)
• മധ്യമ (Malayalam script)
• ᠮᠠᢡᠶᠠᠮᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘦𑘠𑘿𑘧𑘦 (Modi script)
• ᠮᠠᢑᠾᠶ᠋ᠠᠮᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧆𑧀𑧠𑧇𑧆 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐩𑐢𑑂𑐫𑐩 (Newa script)
• ମଧ୍ଯମ (Odia script)
• ꢪꢤ꣄ꢫꢪ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆩𑆣𑇀𑆪𑆩 (Sharada script)
• 𑖦𑖠𑖿𑖧𑖦 (Siddham script)
• මධ්‍යම (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩴𑩮 𑪙𑩻𑩴 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚢𑚜𑚶𑚣𑚢 (Takri script)
• மத்⁴யம (Tamil script)
• మధ్యమ (Telugu script)
• มธฺยม (Thai script)
• མ་དྷྱ་མ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒧𑒡𑓂𑒨𑒧 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨢𑨜𑩇𑨪𑨢 (Zanabazar Square script)

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /mɐdʱ.jɐ.mɐ/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈmɐd̪ʱ.jɐ.mɐ/

Adjective

मध्यम • (madhyama)

1. superlative degree of मध्य (madhya), middlemost
2. middle-born (Veṇis.)
3. (astronomy) mean (Sūryas.)
4. of or relating to the meridian (Sūryas.)

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of मध्यम
Nom. sg.	मध्यमः (madhyamaḥ)
Gen. sg.	मध्यमस्य (madhyamasya)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	मध्यमः (madhyamaḥ)	मध्यमौ (madhyamau)	मध्यमाः (madhyamāḥ)
Vocative	मध्यम (madhyama)	मध्यमौ (madhyamau)	मध्यमाः (madhyamāḥ)
Accusative	मध्यमम् (madhyamam)	मध्यमौ (madhyamau)	मध्यमान् (madhyamān)
Instrumental	मध्यमेन (madhyamena)	मध्यमाभ्याम् (madhyamābhyām)	मध्यमैः (madhyamaiḥ)
Dative	मध्यमाय (madhyamāya)	मध्यमाभ्याम् (madhyamābhyām)	मध्यमेभ्यः (madhyamebhyaḥ)
Ablative	मध्यमात् (madhyamāt)	मध्यमाभ्याम् (madhyamābhyām)	मध्यमेभ्यः (madhyamebhyaḥ)
Genitive	मध्यमस्य (madhyamasya)	मध्यमयोः (madhyamayoḥ)	मध्यमानाम् (madhyamānām)
Locative	मध्यमे (madhyame)	मध्यमयोः (madhyamayoḥ)	मध्यमेषु (madhyameṣu)

Feminine ā-stem declension of मध्यम
Nom. sg.	मध्यमा (madhyamā)
Gen. sg.	मध्यमायाः (madhyamāyāḥ)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	मध्यमा (madhyamā)	मध्यमे (madhyame)	मध्यमाः (madhyamāḥ)
Vocative	मध्यमे (madhyame)	मध्यमे (madhyame)	मध्यमाः (madhyamāḥ)
Accusative	मध्यमाम् (madhyamām)	मध्यमे (madhyame)	मध्यमाः (madhyamāḥ)
Instrumental	मध्यमया (madhyamayā)	मध्यमाभ्याम् (madhyamābhyām)	मध्यमाभिः (madhyamābhiḥ)
Dative	मध्यमायै (madhyamāyai)	मध्यमाभ्याम् (madhyamābhyām)	मध्यमाभ्यः (madhyamābhyaḥ)
Ablative	मध्यमायाः (madhyamāyāḥ)	मध्यमाभ्याम् (madhyamābhyām)	मध्यमाभ्यः (madhyamābhyaḥ)
Genitive	मध्यमायाः (madhyamāyāḥ)	मध्यमयोः (madhyamayoḥ)	मध्यमानाम् (madhyamānām)
Locative	मध्यमायाम् (madhyamāyām)	मध्यमयोः (madhyamayoḥ)	मध्यमासु (madhyamāsu)

Neuter a-stem declension of मध्यम
Nom. sg.	मध्यमम् (madhyamam)
Gen. sg.	मध्यमस्य (madhyamasya)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	मध्यमम् (madhyamam)	मध्यमे (madhyame)	मध्यमानि (madhyamāni)
Vocative	मध्यम (madhyama)	मध्यमे (madhyame)	मध्यमानि (madhyamāni)
Accusative	मध्यमम् (madhyamam)	मध्यमे (madhyame)	मध्यमानि (madhyamāni)
Instrumental	मध्यमेन (madhyamena)	मध्यमाभ्याम् (madhyamābhyām)	मध्यमैः (madhyamaiḥ)
Dative	मध्यमाय (madhyamāya)	मध्यमाभ्याम् (madhyamābhyām)	मध्यमेभ्यः (madhyamebhyaḥ)
Ablative	मध्यमात् (madhyamāt)	मध्यमाभ्याम् (madhyamābhyām)	मध्यमेभ्यः (madhyamebhyaḥ)
Genitive	मध्यमस्य (madhyamasya)	मध्यमयोः (madhyamayoḥ)	मध्यमानाम् (madhyamānām)
Locative	मध्यमे (madhyame)	मध्यमयोः (madhyamayoḥ)	मध्यमेषु (madhyameṣu)

Noun

मध्यम • (madhyama) stem, m

1. a prince whose territory lies between two enemies
2. the middle character in plays
3. midlands (L.)
4. (music) the fourth or fifth note (Saṃgīt.)
5. (music) second of the three scales (Saṃgīt.)
6. (music) a particular melodic formula (Saṃgīt.)
7. (linguistics) the second person (Pāṇ.)
8. provincial governor (L.)
9. a kind of antelope (L.)
10. the eighteenth kalpa (Cat.)
11. (Buddhism) a Buddhist sect (Sarvad.)
12. a class of gods (ŚāṅkhŚr.)
13. waist (MBh., R., etc.)
14. middle finger (Kauś., Suśr.)
15. midnight (L.)
16. pubescent girl (L.)
17. lotus seed pod (L.)
18. central blossom (W.)
19. a kind of meter (L.)

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of मध्यम
Nom. sg.	मध्यमः (madhyamaḥ)
Gen. sg.	मध्यमस्य (madhyamasya)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	मध्यमः (madhyamaḥ)	मध्यमौ (madhyamau)	मध्यमाः (madhyamāḥ)
Vocative	मध्यम (madhyama)	मध्यमौ (madhyamau)	मध्यमाः (madhyamāḥ)
Accusative	मध्यमम् (madhyamam)	मध्यमौ (madhyamau)	मध्यमान् (madhyamān)
Instrumental	मध्यमेन (madhyamena)	मध्यमाभ्याम् (madhyamābhyām)	मध्यमैः (madhyamaiḥ)
Dative	मध्यमाय (madhyamāya)	मध्यमाभ्याम् (madhyamābhyām)	मध्यमेभ्यः (madhyamebhyaḥ)
Ablative	मध्यमात् (madhyamāt)	मध्यमाभ्याम् (madhyamābhyām)	मध्यमेभ्यः (madhyamebhyaḥ)
Genitive	मध्यमस्य (madhyamasya)	मध्यमयोः (madhyamayoḥ)	मध्यमानाम् (madhyamānām)
Locative	मध्यमे (madhyame)	मध्यमयोः (madhyamayoḥ)	मध्यमेषु (madhyameṣu)

Noun

मध्यम • (madhyama) stem, n

1. middle (APrāt.)
2. mediocrity, defectiveness (Śṛṅgār.)
3. the twelfth काण्ड (kāṇḍa) of the Shatapatha Brahmana
4. (astronomy) meridian elliptical point (Sūryas.)

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of मध्यम
Nom. sg.	मध्यमम् (madhyamam)
Gen. sg.	मध्यमस्य (madhyamasya)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	मध्यमम् (madhyamam)	मध्यमे (madhyame)	मध्यमानि (madhyamāni)
Vocative	मध्यम (madhyama)	मध्यमे (madhyame)	मध्यमानि (madhyamāni)
Accusative	मध्यमम् (madhyamam)	मध्यमे (madhyame)	मध्यमानि (madhyamāni)
Instrumental	मध्यमेन (madhyamena)	मध्यमाभ्याम् (madhyamābhyām)	मध्यमैः (madhyamaiḥ)
Dative	मध्यमाय (madhyamāya)	मध्यमाभ्याम् (madhyamābhyām)	मध्यमेभ्यः (madhyamebhyaḥ)
Ablative	मध्यमात् (madhyamāt)	मध्यमाभ्याम् (madhyamābhyām)	मध्यमेभ्यः (madhyamebhyaḥ)
Genitive	मध्यमस्य (madhyamasya)	मध्यमयोः (madhyamayoḥ)	मध्यमानाम् (madhyamānām)
Locative	मध्यमे (madhyame)	मध्यमयोः (madhyamayoḥ)	मध्यमेषु (madhyameṣu)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “मध्यम”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 0782.