याम

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• yāma (Latin script)
• 𑀬𑀸𑀫 (Brahmi 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)

Verb

याम

1. Devanagari script form of yāma, which is first-person plural present/imperative active of याति (yāti, “to go”)

Sanskrit

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /jɑ́ː.mɐ/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈjɑː.mɐ/

Noun

याम • (yā́ma) stem, m

1. motion, course, going, progress
2. a road, way, path
3. a carriage, chariot
4. cessation, end
5. restraint, forbearance
6. relating to or derived from or destined for Yama

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of याम (yā́ma)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	यामः yā́maḥ	यामौ / यामा¹ yā́mau / yā́mā¹	यामाः / यामासः¹ yā́māḥ / yā́māsaḥ¹
Vocative	याम yā́ma	यामौ / यामा¹ yā́mau / yā́mā¹	यामाः / यामासः¹ yā́māḥ / yā́māsaḥ¹
Accusative	यामम् yā́mam	यामौ / यामा¹ yā́mau / yā́mā¹	यामान् yā́mān
Instrumental	यामेन yā́mena	यामाभ्याम् yā́mābhyām	यामैः / यामेभिः¹ yā́maiḥ / yā́mebhiḥ¹
Dative	यामाय yā́māya	यामाभ्याम् yā́mābhyām	यामेभ्यः yā́mebhyaḥ
Ablative	यामात् yā́māt	यामाभ्याम् yā́mābhyām	यामेभ्यः yā́mebhyaḥ
Genitive	यामस्य yā́masya	यामयोः yā́mayoḥ	यामानाम् yā́mānām
Locative	यामे yā́me	यामयोः yā́mayoḥ	यामेषु yā́meṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Derived terms

• यामक (yāmaka)

Descendants

• Pali: yāma
• Prakrit: 𑀚𑀸𑀫 (jāma)
  • Southern:
    • Helu Prakrit:
      • Dhivehi: ދަން (dan̊)
      • Sinhalese: යම (yama)
• → Malay: jam
  • Baba Malay: jam
  • Indonesian: jam
  • → Iban: jam
  • → Javanese: ꦗꦩ꧀ (jam)
  • → Pattani Malay: جٍي / แยฺ (jɛ)
• → Tamil: யாமம் (yāmam)

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “yama”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 605