# ऊष्मन्
## Sanskrit
### Alternative forms

* उष्मन् (uṣman)

### Alternative scripts

* ঊষ্মন্ (Assamese script)
* ᬊᬱ᭄ᬫᬦ᭄ (Balinese script)
* ঊষ্মন্ (Bengali script)
* 𑰅𑰬𑰿𑰦𑰡𑰿 (Bhaiksuki script)
* 𑀊𑀱𑁆𑀫𑀦𑁆 (Brahmi script)
* ဦၑ္မန် (Burmese script)
* ઊષ્મન્ (Gujarati script)
* ਊਸ਼੍ਮਨ੍ (Gurmukhi script)
* 𑌊𑌷𑍍𑌮𑌨𑍍 (Grantha script)
* ꦈꦴꦰ꧀ꦩꦤ꧀ (Javanese script)
* 𑂈𑂭𑂹𑂧𑂢𑂹 (Kaithi script)
* ಊಷ್ಮೝ (Kannada script)
* ឩឞ្មន៑ (Khmer script)
* ອູຩ຺ມນ຺ (Lao script)
* ഊഷ്മന് (Malayalam script)
* ᡠᡠᢢᠮᠠᠨ (Manchu script)
* 𑘅𑘬𑘿𑘦𑘡𑘿 (Modi script)
* ᠤᠤᢔᠮᠠᠨ (Mongolian script)
* 𑦥𑧌𑧠𑧆𑧁𑧠 (Nandinagari script)
* 𑐅𑐲𑑂𑐩𑐣𑑂 (Newa script)
* ଊଷ୍ମନ୍ (Odia script)
* ꢇꢰ꣄ꢪꢥ꣄ (Saurashtra script)
* 𑆈𑆰𑇀𑆩𑆤𑇀 (Sharada script)
* 𑖅𑖬𑖿𑖦𑖡𑖿 (Siddham script)
* ඌෂ‍්මන් (Sinhalese script)
* 𑩐𑩒𑩛𑪀 𑪙𑩴𑩯 𑪙 (Soyombo script)
* 𑚅𑚶𑚢𑚝𑚶 (Takri script)
* ஊஷ்மந் (Tamil script)
* ఊష్మౝ (Telugu script)
* อูษฺมนฺ (Thai script)
* ཨཱུ་ཥྨ་ན྄ (Tibetan script)
* 𑒆𑒭𑓂𑒧𑒢𑓂 (Tirhuta script)
* 𑨀𑨃𑨊𑨯𑩇𑨢𑨝𑨴 (Zanabazar Square script)

### Etymology

Traditionally connected to उष् (uṣ, “to burn”), but Mayrhofer suggests a relation to वा (vā, “to blow (of wind)”) and Ancient Greek ἀτμός (atmós).

### Pronunciation

* (Vedic) IPA: /uːʂ.mɐ́n/
* (Classical Sanskrit) IPA: /uːʂ.mɐn̪/

### Noun

ऊष्मन् • (ūṣmán) stem, m
* heat, warmth, glow, steam, (hot) vapour
* the hot season, summer
* ardour
* anger, wrath
* (grammar) the name applied to certain sounds, namely श् (ś), ष् (ṣ), स् (s), ह् (h), ः (ḥ), ं (ṃ), ष्क् (ṣk), and ष्प् (ṣp)

#### Declension

* ¹Vedic

#### Related terms

* ऊष्मायते (ūṣmāyate)

#### Descendants

* Dardic:
** Kashmiri:
    Arabic script: ووٗہہٕ (wūhụ)
    Devanagari script: वूहॖ (wūhụ)
* Prakrit: 𑀉𑀫𑁆𑀳 (umha)
    Magadhi Prakrit:
** Assamese: উম (um)
** Middle Bengali: ওম (ōm); উম (um)
** Maithili: ōph
    Devanagari script: ओफ
    Tirhuta script: 𑒍𑒤
    Maharastri Prakrit:
** Konkani: hūm
    Devanagari script: हूम
    Kannada script: ಹೂಮ್
    Latin script: hum
    Paisaci Prakrit:
** Takka Apabhramsa:
*** Old Punjabi: ਹੁੰਮਸ (hummasa)
**** Punjabi: hummha, hummasa
    Gurmukhi script: ਹੁੰਮ੍ਹ, ਹੁੰਮਸ
    Shahmukhi script: ہُمھّ, ہُمَّھس
** Vracada Apabhramsa:
*** Sindhi:
    Arabic script: اُس
    Devanagari script: उस
    Sauraseni Prakrit:
** Gurjara Apabhramsa:
*** Gujarati: હૂંફ (hū̃ph)
*** Marwari: ऊमस (ūmas)

### Further reading

* Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎ (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 246
* Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ūṣmán”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
* Monier Williams (1899) “उष्मन्”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, pages 220, 223.
* Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890) “ऊष्मन्”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan; Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890) “उष्मन्”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan
* Arthur Anthony Macdonell (1893) “ऊष्मन्”, in A practical Sanskrit dictionary with transliteration, accentuation, and etymological analysis throughout, London: Oxford University Press; Arthur Anthony Macdonell (1893) “उष्मन्”, in A practical Sanskrit dictionary with transliteration, accentuation, and etymological analysis throughout, London: Oxford University Press