As a Hindi name
Nearest attested word 'यामी' does not appear as a word in our Hindi sources. The nearest word is याम, meaning (rt. yā), Going, proceeding, marching. — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago nearest word: याम — a suggestion, not a meaning
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
yāmiḥ -mī 1 A sister (see jāmi); 2 Night. 3 A daughter in-law. 4 A noble woman.
Verified derivationMultiple readings (5)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "yāmī" is the nominative dual of "yāmi" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
M1 · same meaning "yāmī" is the nominative of "yāmin" — the same word in a different grammatical case, derived from the stem's own paradigm.
M1 · same meaning "yāmī" is the feminine form of "yāma" — the same word with the feminine ending, recorded by the dictionary's own gender marker on that entry.
Related forms
Dictionary citations
yāmī (ī), f. N. of a daughter of Dakṣa (wife of Dharma or Manu; sometimes written yāmi), Hariv.; Pur.
of an Apsaras, Hariv.
yāmī See under 1. yāma, p. 850, col. 1, and 2. yāmi above.
yāmiḥ -mī f. 1 A sister (see jāmi); Śi. 15. 53. 2 Night. 3 A daughter in-law. 4 A noble woman.
1. yāmi (for 2. See p. 851, col. 3) = yāmī; See under 1. yāma.
2. yāmi f. (or ˚mī) (for 1. See p. 850, col. 1) = jāmi (Uṇ. iv, 43, Sch.), a sister, female relation, Mn. iv, 180, 183 (v.l. jāmi), MārkP.
yāmin See antar-yāmin (for yāminī See p. 850, col. 1).
1. yāma m. (for 2. see below, for 3. see p. 851, col. 3) motion, course, going, progress, RV.; AV.; Br.
a road, way, path, ib.
Alternative readings
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