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Definitions and meaning of om

om

Alternative forms

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ɒm/, /əʊm/
Rhymes: -əʊm
Rhymes: -ɒm

Noun

om (plural oms)

(Hinduism, Buddhism) A sacred, mystical syllable used in prayer and meditation.
- 1982, Lawrence Durrell, Constance, Faber & Faber 2004 (Avignon Quintet), p. 800:
  In fact it sounded exactly like the voice of Livia, her vanished sister, and, like her, it was intoning the Aum just as she used once to do at the beginning of her yoga sessions.
- 2001, Hazel Curry, The Guardian, 20 Oct 2001:
  Om is pronounced "a-a-o-o-u-u-m-m" and is repeated slowly for as long as possible.

Derived terms

om mani padme hum

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.
- 1996, Nora Sayre, Sixties Going on Seventies (page 14)
  Allen Ginsberg omming like a death rattle, his voice ravaged by the days of Hindu chants and gas.

Anagrams

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

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 (Valencian)
olm

Etymology

From older olm, from Old Occitan (compare Occitan olm), from Latin ulmus (compare French orme, Spanish olmo), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁élem (“mountain elm”) (compare English elm). Attested from 1150.

Pronunciation

(Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈom/

Noun

om m (plural oms)

References

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
- 2015, Karsten H Petersen, To mus på tur: en julekalender og en påskekalender, BoD – Books on Demand →ISBN
  De skal om på den mørke side af kirken.
  They are going to the dark side of the church.
such that something is surrounded
- 2016, Ole Henrik Laub, Hovedrollen, Lindhardt og Ringhof →ISBN
  Vred kluden op, vaskede fingeren, viklede papir om og begyndte igen at skrælle kartofler.
  Wringed the rag, washed the finger, wrapped paper around [it] and resumed peeling potatoes.
in changing, goalless directions
- 2017, Hjalmar Söderberg (Translated by Jørgen Årup Hansen), Doktor Glas, Gyldendal A/S →ISBN, page 28
  ... hvor længe skal jeg flakke om i denne gådernes og drømmenes og de uransagelige fænomeners verden?
  ... for how long must I wander about in this world of the riddles, the dreams and the inscrutable phenomena?
again, returning to the beginning (whence ommer, om igen, tro om igen)
- 2014, Dennis Jürgensen, Måske, Tellerup A/S →ISBN
  „Nej. Hvis du tror jeg vil se passivt til, mens du ødelægger din mands og dit eget liv med dette martyrium, så må du tro om ...“
  "No. If you think I intend to look on passively while you destroy your husband's and your own life with this martyrium, you will have to think again ..."
- 2016, Terje Nordberg, Det må godt føles rart, Lindhardt og Ringhof →ISBN
  Jo, jeg har da haft mine nu'er, men hvis jeg skulle gøre det hele om, ville jeg sørge for at have mange flere af dem.
  Sure, I have had my nows, but if I had to do it all again, I would make sure to have many more of them.
- 2017, Morten Sabroe, Love Me Do, Politikens Forlag →ISBN
  Han skrev den om tre gange.
  He rewrote it three times.
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
  Men verdenskrisen i 1929 lukkede fabrikken, og indenrigsministeriet overtog den og byggede den om til et fængsel.
  But the world crisis in 1929 closed down the factory, and the ministry of internal affairs took it and rebuilt it into a prison.
going forwards in a book or similar, reaching some page
- 2014, Lene Dybdahl, Nøglens Vogtere #2: Visigotens Hjelm, Tellerup A/S →ISBN
  Consuela bladrede langsomt om på indholdsfortegnelsen.
  Slowly, Consuela turned the pages till she reached the table of contents.
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, Old Danish em, Old Danish 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
  ... men du, jeg vil have den; før holder jeg ikke op, om så jeg skal med i en krig til.
  ... but hey, I want [a medal]; I shall not stop before [getting it], even if I shall have to go to another war.
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-Germanic *umbi.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɔm/

Preposition

around, about
at (a time)

Inflection

Adverb

around, about
around, over (to another state)
over, from an upright to a horizontal position (as in "fall over")

Derived terms

andersom
omheen
omtrek
omweg

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/ (example of pronunciation)

Preposition

around
Bind eit reip om halsen på han!
Tie a rope around his neck!
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.
Om du har sjokolade?
Do you have chocolate?

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /uːm/ (example of pronunciation)
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): /om/

Noun

om m

Alternative form of hom

Old Irish

Etymology

From from Proto-Celtic *omos (compare Welsh of), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃emós, *h₂eh₃mós. Cognates include Ancient Greek ὠμός (ōmós), Sanskrit आम (āmá) and Old Armenian հում (hum, “raw”).

Adjective

Inflection

Descendants

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

Mutation

References

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): /ɔm/

Noun

om m inan

Declension

Romanian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [om]

Etymology 1

From Latin homō, from earlier hemō, from Proto-Italic *hemō, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰmṓ (“earthling”). Compare Aromanian om, Catalan home, French homme, Italian uomo, Portuguese homem, Sardinian òmine, Spanish hombre.

Noun

om m (plural oameni)

(now rare) man (male)
(regardless of gender) human

Declension

Synonyms

(man): bărbat
(human): ființă umană, persoană

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
om merge mâine undeva
we might go somewhere tomorrow

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
{{ux|sv|till vänster om kylskåpet|to the left of the refrigerator

Derived terms

Particle

specifies that a verb is done again, compare English "re-".
Hon målade om huset.
She repainted the house.

Sara blev tvungen att göra om läxorna.
Sara had to do her homework again.

Anagrams

Ternate

Etymology

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

Verb

(stative) Alternative form of omu (“to be ripe”)

References

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

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɔm˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɔm˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɔm˧˧]

Noun

om • (堷)

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Adjective

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Verb

om • (𤋾)

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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

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an intoned Hindu sacred symbol.
(source: Collins Scrabble Dictionary)

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Aromanian

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Catalan

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Noun

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Chickasaw

Adjective

Chuukese

Determiner

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Danish

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Adverb

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Dutch

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Preposition

Inflection

Adverb

Derived terms

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Descendants

Conjunction

Adjective

Friulian

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Noun

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Indonesian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Interjection

Etymology 2

Noun

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Middle Dutch

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Adverb

Norwegian Bokmål

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