इमाम्
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- ইমাম্ (Assamese script)
- ᬇᬫᬵᬫ᭄ (Balinese script)
- ইমাম্ (Bengali script)
- 𑰂𑰦𑰯𑰦𑰿 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀇𑀫𑀸𑀫𑁆 (Brahmi script)
- ဣမာမ် (Burmese script)
- ઇમામ્ (Gujarati script)
- ਇਮਾਮ੍ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌇𑌮𑌾𑌮𑍍 (Grantha script)
- ꦆꦩꦴꦩ꧀ (Javanese script)
- 𑂅𑂧𑂰𑂧𑂹 (Kaithi script)
- ಇಮಾಮ್ (Kannada script)
- ឥមាម៑ (Khmer script)
- ອິມາມ຺ (Lao script)
- ഇമാമ് (Malayalam script)
- ᡳᠮᠠ᠊ᠠᠮ (Manchu script)
- 𑘂𑘦𑘰𑘦𑘿 (Modi script)
- ᠢᠮᠠᢗᠮ (Mongolian script)
- 𑦢𑧆𑧑𑧆𑧠 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐂𑐩𑐵𑐩𑑂 (Newa script)
- ଇମାମ୍ (Odia script)
- ꢄꢪꢵꢪ꣄ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆅𑆩𑆳𑆩𑇀 (Sharada script)
- 𑖂𑖦𑖯𑖦𑖿 (Siddham script)
- ඉමාම් (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩐𑩑𑩴𑩛𑩴 𑪙 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚂𑚢𑚭𑚢𑚶 (Takri script)
- இமாம் (Tamil script)
- ఇమామ్ (Telugu script)
- อิมามฺ (Thai script)
- ཨི་མཱ་མ྄ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒃𑒧𑒰𑒧𑓂 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨀𑨁𑨢𑨊𑨢𑨴 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-Iranian *imā́m.[1] Cognate with Younger Avestan 𐬌𐬨𐬄𐬨 (imąm).[2]
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /i.mɑ́ːm/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /i.mɑːm/
Pronoun
इमाम् • (imā́m)
- feminine accusative singular of इदम् (idám, “this”)
References
- ^ Kümmel, Martin Joachim (2017–2018), “Chapter XVII: Indo-Iranian”, in Klein, Jared S., Joseph, Brian D., Fritz, Matthias, editors, Handbook of Comparative and Historical Indo-European Linguistics: An International Handbook (Handbücher zur Sprach- und Kommunikationswissenschaft [Handbooks of Linguistics and Communication Science]; 41.2), Berlin; Boston: De Gruyter Mouton, →ISBN, § The morphology of Indo-Iranian, page 1901
- ^ Martínez García, Javier; de Vaan, Michiel (2014), Introduction to Avestan (Brill Introductions to Indo-European Languages; 1)[1], Brill, →ISBN, page 73