As a deity name
Name 197 of the Durga Sahasranāma — Kula Arnava Tantra / Skanda Purana, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati
Name 211 of the Durga Sahasranāma — Kula Arnava Tantra / Skanda Purana, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati
Name 675 of the Durga Sahasranāma — Kula Arnava Tantra / Skanda Purana, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati
As a Hindi name
श्यामा · noun · feminine
राधा या राधिका का एक नाम, जो श्याम या श्रीकृष्ण के साथ उनका प्रेम होने के कारण पड़ा था · एक गोपी का नाम · प्रायः सवा या डेढ़ बालिश्त लंबा एक प्रकार का पक्षी — Śabdasāgara
श्यामा · adj
तपाए हुए सोने के समान वर्णवाली · श्याम रंगवाली । काली — Śabdasāgara
श्यामा · śyāmā · s.f.
Night, shade, shadow ( = P. shām); a dark woman; a woman who has not borne children; a form of Durgā (much worshipped by the Tantrikas) — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 739
Cited formation "श्यामा" is श्याम + -आ: श्याम means "black (color)", and the suffix -आ forms abstract, agent, action or instrumental nouns (masc.); also past participles. CHD Basic Grammar App. I §8(3) — cited from the extracted rule table
Cited formation "श्यामा" is श्याम + -आ: श्याम means "black (color)", and the suffix -आ forms 'having' (adjectives). CHD Basic Grammar App. I §9(1) — cited from the extracted rule table
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
a woman with peculiar marks or characteristics (accord. to some ‘a girl who has the marks of puberty’; accord. to others ‘a woman who has not borne children’; also described as ‘a…
Scripturally attested Verified derivationMultiple readings (6)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "śyāmā" is the feminine form of "śyāma" — the same word with the feminine ending (nominative).
Dictionary citations
śyāmā (ā), f. a woman with peculiar marks or characteristics (accord. to some ‘a girl who has the marks of puberty’; accord. to others ‘a woman who has not borne children’; also described as ‘a female of slender shape’ &c.), Śiś.; Siṃhās.
a N. or form of Durgā (worshipped by the Tāntrikas), W.
N. of Yamunā, L.
of a daughter of Meru (an incarnation of Gaṅgā), BhP.
of a princess, Vās., Introd.
śyāma mf(ā)n. (said to be connected with √ śyai) black, dark-coloured, dark blue or brown or grey or green, sable, having a dark or swarthy complexion (considered a mark of beauty), AV. &c. &c.
śyāma m. black or blue or green (the colour), L.
Alternative readings
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