وامن

Urdu

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit वामन (vāmaná). Doublet of بَونَا (baunā).

Pronunciation

Adjective

وَامَن • (vāman) (Hindi spelling वामन)

  1. (rare) small, dwarfish

Noun

وَامَن • (vāman) m (Hindi spelling वामन)

  1. (rare) a dwarf

Declension
Declension of وامن
singular plural
direct وَامَن (vāman) وَامَن (vāman)
oblique وَامَن (vāman) وَامَنوں (vāmanō̃)
vocative وَامَن (vāman) وَامَنو (vāmanō)

Proper noun

وَامَن • (vāman) m (Hindi spelling वामन) (Hinduism)

  1. Vāmana (the fifth avatar of Viṣṇu)
  2. name of Śiva
  3. name of the elephant that supports the south or west quarter

Declension

This proper noun needs an inflection-table template.

References
  • Platts, John T. (1884) “vāman”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
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