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om

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English Online Dictionary. What means om‎? What does om mean?

Translingual

Symbol

(international standards) ISO 639-1 language code for Oromo.

English

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit ओम् (om) (symbol ॐ (oṃ)). The former (om) is used in both Buddhist and Hindu settings, while the latter (aum) is usually used only in Jain and Hindu settings.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ɒm/, /əʊm/
(General American) IPA^(key): /oʊm/
Rhymes: -əʊm, -ɒm

Noun

om (plural oms)

(Hinduism, Buddhism) A sacred, mystical syllable used in prayer and meditation.

Derived terms

om mani padme hum
Om Namah Shivaya

Translations

Verb

om (third-person singular simple present oms, present participle omming, simple past and past participle ommed)

(intransitive) To chant the sacred syllable om.

Etymology 2

Clipping.

Interjection

(Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?) (colloquial) Clipping of nom.

Usage notes

Usually seen in the phrase om nom nom.

Anagrams

M.O., mo., mo', m/o, -mo, Mo., MO, Mo, mo, m.o.

Aromanian

Etymology

From Latin homō.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [om]

Noun

om m (plural oaminj)

man, person

Derived terms

niom
omã, oamã
uminilji
uminiri
uminescu

Catalan

Alternative forms

orm (Valencia)
olm

Etymology

From older olm, from Latin ulmus (compare French orme, Spanish olmo). First attested in 1150.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈom]

Noun

om m (plural oms)

elm (tree)
elm (wood)

Central Franconian

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /om/

Contraction

(most dialects) Contraction of op/of däm (“on the”).

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɔm/

Contraction

(parts of Eifel) Contraction of on däm (“in the”).

Alternative forms

öm (some other Eifel dialects)
em (most dialects)

Chickasaw

Adjective

Chuukese

Determiner

Alternative spelling of omw (“your”)

Related terms

Danish

Etymology 1

From Old Norse um, from Proto-Germanic *umbi. Cognate with German um (“about”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈʌmˀ, ʌm]
Rhymes: -ɒm

Preposition

about

References

“om,3” in Den Danske Ordbog

Adverb

such that something changes orientation or has its orientation changed
such that something moves or is moved to the far side of something
such that something is surrounded
in changing, goalless directions
- 2017, Hjalmar Söderberg (Translated by Jørgen Årup Hansen), Doktor Glas, Gyldendal A/S →ISBN, page 28
again, returning to the beginning (whence ommer, om igen, tro om igen)
such that something is changed (whence lave om
- 2017, Sacha Batthyany (Translated by Uffe Gardel), Og hvad har det med mig at gøre, Art People →ISBN
going forwards in a book or similar, reaching some page
such that something rotates or revolves (either of its own accord or by external influence)
Hun vendte sig om og så på ham.
She turned and looked at him.

References

“om,1” in Den Danske Ordbog

Etymology 2

From Old Danish ef, em, um, from Old Norse ef, from Proto-Germanic *jabai (“when, if”). Cognate with English if, German ob (“if”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ʌm]

Conjunction

whether (introducing an indirect question)
(formal) if (introducing a conditional clause)
if (introducing a concessive clause)
even if
- 2013, Gyldendal, Breve hjem: Danske soldater i Første Verdenskrig, Gyldendal A/S →ISBN
if only (introducing a wish)

Synonyms

(whether): hvorvidt
(if): hvis
(irrespective of): selvom, uagtet, på trods af
(desire): bare, gid

References

“om,2” in Den Danske Ordbog

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch ombe, omme, from Old Dutch umbi, umbe, from Proto-West Germanic *umbi.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɔm/

Preposition

around, about
at (a time)
Ik sta om vijf uur buiten. ― I'll be outside at five.
for (some purpose or object), concerning
Synonyms: over, voor

Zij vochten om de macht. ― They fought for power.

Declension

Derived terms

Adverb

around, about
around, over (to another state)
Hij zette de schakelaar om. ― He turned the switch over.
over, from an upright to a horizontal position (as in "fall over")

Derived terms

Related terms

Descendants

Afrikaans: om

Conjunction

(om te) in order to; shortening of om te

Adjective

om (used only predicatively, not comparable)

convinced, persuaded
up; over; gone (time)

Friulian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin homō.

Noun

om m (plural oms) or umign

man, person
husband

Synonyms

(husband): marît, cristian

Indonesian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈɔm]
Hyphenation: om

Etymology 1

From Sanskrit ओं (oṃ) or औं (auṃ) or ॐ (oṃ). Cognate with Balinese ᬒᬁ.

Interjection

(Hinduism, Buddhism) om: a sacred, mystical syllable used in prayer and meditation.

Etymology 2

From Dutch oom (“uncle”), from Middle Dutch oom, from Old Dutch *ōm, from Proto-Germanic *awahaimaz (“maternal uncle”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwh₂os (“maternal uncle, maternal grandfather”).

Noun

om (first-person possessive omku, second-person possessive ommu, third-person possessive omnya)

(colloquial) uncle (The brother or brother-in-law of one’s parent)
(colloquial) uncle (form of address to a man by young people or children)

Middle Dutch

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /om/

Preposition

Alternative form of omme

Adverb

Alternative form of omme

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse um, from Proto-Germanic *umbi (“around, about”).

As a conjunction, um superseded or blended with Old Norse ef and em, taking on their function as well. This is from Proto-Germanic *jabai (“when, if”), whence also English if and German ob.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɔm/

Preposition

around
Bind et rep om halsen hans! (Tie a rope around his neck!)
(when speaking of time) in (after a period of time)
Jeg kommer om ti minutter. (I shall be there in ten minutes)
about
Vi snakket nettopp om deg. (We were just talking about you)
during, in (with words for seasons or times of the day)
om våren
during the spring, in the springtime

om kvelden
in the evening

Conjunction

whether
De spurte om jeg ville komme. (They asked whether I would come.)

Derived terms

selv om

References

“om” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From the earlier, Old Norse preposition um, from Proto-Germanic *umbi (“around, about”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂m̥bʰi (“by, around”), from earlier *h₂ntbʰi, instrumental case form to *h₂énts (“face”). Doublet of ambi- and amfi.

As a conjunction, um superseded or blended with Old Norse ef and em, taking on their function as well. This is from Proto-Germanic *jabai (“when, if”), whence also English if and German ob.

Alternative forms

um (non-standard since 1938)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʊm/, /ɔm/

Preposition

around
in (when speaking of time) (after a period of time)
Eg kjem om ti minutt.
I shall be there in ten minutes
in (with words for seasons or times of the day)
om våren
in the spring, in the springtime

om kvelden
in the evening
about
Me snakka nettopp om deg.
We were just talking about you
via
Me køyrde til Bergen om Hardanger
We drove to Bergen via Hardanger

Derived terms

attom
kringom
utom
om-

Conjunction

whether, if

Derived terms

om enn
som om

Adverb

(dialectal, Rogaland) Used to introduce yes-no-questions.

Etymology 2

Compare with Old Norse ómun f (“voice”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /uːm/
Homophones: ohm, óm

Noun

om m (definite singular omen, indefinite plural omar, definite plural omane)

a weak sound
reverberation

Derived terms

oma, óma, ome, óme (verb)

References

“om” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Anagrams

mo, mò, Mo, óm

Old French

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /um/

Noun

om m

Alternative form of hom

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *omos (compare Welsh of), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eh₃mós.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [oβ̃]

Adjective

Inflection

Descendants

Middle Irish: om
- Irish: amh
- Scottish Gaelic: amh
- Manx: aw

Mutation

Old Occitan

Noun

om m (oblique plural oms, nominative singular oms, nominative plural om)

Alternative form of ome

Polish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Named after the German physicist Georg Ohm.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɔm/
Rhymes: -ɔm
Syllabification: om

Noun

om m inan

Declension

Romanian

Alternative forms

omu — archaic

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈom/

Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin homō (nominative). The plural reflects Latin hominēs.

Noun

om m (plural oameni)

(dated) man (male)
Synonym: bărbat
(regardless of gender) human
Synonyms: ființă umană, persoană

Declension

Antonyms

neom

Derived terms

omenesc
omeni
omenie
omenire
omenos

Related terms

inuman
neuman
uman

Etymology 2

Auxiliary verb form

Verb

(noi) om (modal auxiliary, first-person plural form of vrea, used with infinitives to form presumptive tenses)

(we) might

References

om in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse um, from Proto-Germanic *umbi, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂m̥bʰi.

As a conjunction, um superseded or blended with Old Norse ef and em, taking on their function as well. This is from Proto-Germanic *jabai (“when, if”), whence also English if and German ob.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɔm/

Conjunction

Preposition

about
in, within (when talking about time)
around
during, in (with words for seasons or times of the day)
a (only when speaking about frequencies); per
of

Derived terms

Particle

Specifies that a verb is done again; compare English re-.

Related terms

References

om in Svensk ordbok (SO)
om in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
om in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

Ternate

Etymology

From the older omu, with word-final vowel deletion.

Verb

(stative) alternative form of omu (“ripe”)

Conjugation

References

Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

Tocharian B

Adverb

Alternative form of omp (“there”)

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɔm˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɔm˧˧]
(Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɔm˧˧]

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.).

Verb

om • (𤋾, 堷)

(cooking) to simmer
om cá ― to simmer fish

om chuối ― to cook (with) banana

nồi om ― a pot for simmering

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.).

Adjective

om • (𫇌, 𬛯, 𦽔, 𫉮)

pitch-dark; pitch-black; very much (esp. dark)
Trời tối om. ― It's pitch dark (outside).

Etymology 3

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.).

Verb

om • (喑)

to make a noise

Volapük

Pronoun

om (plural oms)

he (third-person masculine)
(obsolete) it (third-person neuter)

Declension

West Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian umbe, from Proto-Germanic *umbi, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂m̥bʰi.

Preposition

around, about
about, regarding

Adverb

around, about

Zou

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /om˧/

Verb

(transitive) to disengage

References

Lukram Himmat Singh (2013) A Descriptive Grammar of Zou, Canchipur: Manipur University, page 40

om

om

Translingual

Symbol

See also

English

Etymology 1

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Noun

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

Etymology 2

Interjection

Usage notes

See also

Anagrams

Aromanian

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Derived terms

See also

Catalan

Alternative forms

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Further reading

Central Franconian

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Contraction

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Contraction

Alternative forms

Chickasaw

Adjective

Chuukese

Determiner

Related terms

Danish

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Preposition

References

Adverb

References

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Conjunction

Synonyms

References

Dutch

Etymology

Pronunciation

Preposition

Declension

Derived terms

Adverb

Derived terms

Related terms

Descendants

Conjunction

Adjective

Friulian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Noun

Synonyms

See also

Indonesian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Interjection

Etymology 2

Noun

Further reading