तिग्म

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *tigmás, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)tig-mó-s, from *(s)teyg- (to be sharp, pointed). Cognate with Avestan 𐬙𐬌𐬖𐬭𐬀 (tiγra, sharp), Old Persian 𐎫𐎥𐎼 (t-g-r /⁠tigra⁠/), Persian تیز (tez, sharp), Ancient Greek στίζω (stízō), στῐ́γμᾰ (stígma), English stick.

Pronunciation

Adjective

तिग्म • (tigmá) stem

  1. sharp, pointed
    • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 10.108.05:
      imā́ gā́vaḥ sarame yā́ áichaḥ pári divó ántān subhage pátantī
      kás ta enā áva sṛjād áyudhvy utā́smā́kam ā́yudhā santi tigmā́
      These are the kine which, Sarama, thou seekest, flying, O Blest One, to the ends of heaven.
      Who will loose these for thee without a battle? Yea, and sharp-pointed are our warlike weapons.
  2. pungent, acrid, hot, scorching

Declension

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Feminine ā-stem declension of तिग्मा (tigmā́)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative तिग्मा
tigmā́
तिग्मे
tigmé
तिग्माः
tigmā́ḥ
Vocative तिग्मे
tígme
तिग्मे
tígme
तिग्माः
tígmāḥ
Accusative तिग्माम्
tigmā́m
तिग्मे
tigmé
तिग्माः
tigmā́ḥ
Instrumental तिग्मया / तिग्मा¹
tigmáyā / tigmā́¹
तिग्माभ्याम्
tigmā́bhyām
तिग्माभिः
tigmā́bhiḥ
Dative तिग्मायै
tigmā́yai
तिग्माभ्याम्
tigmā́bhyām
तिग्माभ्यः
tigmā́bhyaḥ
Ablative तिग्मायाः
tigmā́yāḥ
तिग्माभ्याम्
tigmā́bhyām
तिग्माभ्यः
tigmā́bhyaḥ
Genitive तिग्मायाः
tigmā́yāḥ
तिग्मयोः
tigmáyoḥ
तिग्मानाम्
tigmā́nām
Locative तिग्मायाम्
tigmā́yām
तिग्मयोः
tigmáyoḥ
तिग्मासु
tigmā́su
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

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Descendants

  • Magadhi Prakrit: 𑀢𑀺𑀕𑁆𑀕 (tigga)
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