𑀭𑁄𑀫

Prakrit

Alternative forms

• 𑀮𑁄𑀫 (loma)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit रोमन् (róman). Cognate with Pali roma.

Noun

𑀭𑁄𑀫 (roma) n (Devanagari रोम)

1. hair (of the body)

Declension

Maharastri declension of 𑀭𑁄𑀫 (neuter)
	singular	plural
Nominative	𑀭𑁄𑀫𑀁 (romaṃ)	𑀭𑁄𑀫𑀸𑀇𑀁 (romāiṃ) or 𑀭𑁄𑀫𑀸𑀇 (romāi)
Accusative	𑀭𑁄𑀫𑀁 (romaṃ)	𑀭𑁄𑀫𑀸𑀇𑀁 (romāiṃ) or 𑀭𑁄𑀫𑀸𑀇 (romāi)
Instrumental	𑀭𑁄𑀫𑁂𑀡 (romeṇa) or 𑀭𑁄𑀫𑁂𑀡𑀁 (romeṇaṃ)	𑀭𑁄𑀫𑁂𑀳𑀺 (romehi) or 𑀭𑁄𑀫𑁂𑀳𑀺𑀁 (romehiṃ)
Dative	𑀭𑁄𑀫𑀸𑀅 (romāa)	—
Ablative	𑀭𑁄𑀫𑀸𑀑 (romāo) or 𑀭𑁄𑀫𑀸𑀉 (romāu) or 𑀭𑁄𑀫𑀸 (romā) or 𑀭𑁄𑀫𑀸𑀳𑀺 (romāhi) or 𑀭𑁄𑀫𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (romāhiṃto)	—
Genitive	𑀭𑁄𑀫𑀲𑁆𑀲 (romassa)	𑀭𑁄𑀫𑀸𑀡 (romāṇa) or 𑀭𑁄𑀫𑀸𑀡𑀁 (romāṇaṃ)
Locative	𑀭𑁄𑀫𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀺 (romammi) or 𑀭𑁄𑀫𑁂 (rome)	𑀭𑁄𑀫𑁂𑀲𑀼 (romesu) or 𑀭𑁄𑀫𑁂𑀲𑀼𑀁 (romesuṃ)
Vocative	𑀭𑁄𑀫 (roma) or 𑀭𑁄𑀫𑀸 (romā)	𑀭𑁄𑀫𑀸𑀇𑀁 (romāiṃ) or 𑀭𑁄𑀫𑀸𑀇 (romāi)

Derived terms

• *𑀭𑁄𑀫𑀕 ~ *𑀭𑁄𑀫𑀅 (*romaga ~ *romaa) (with Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-))

  Hindi: रोआँ (roā̃), रूआँ (rūā̃)

References

• Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928) “रोम”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author], page 717.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “rṓman”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 627