The Sanskrit term Jṛmbh can be transliterated into English as Jrmbh or Jrimbh, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Jṛmbh (जृम्भ्).—1 Ā. (jṛmbhate, jṛmbhita, jṛbdha)

1) To gape, yawn; Manusmṛti 4.43.

2) To open, expand, burst open (as a flower &c.); वरयुवतिमुखाभं पङ्कजं जृम्भतेऽद्य (varayuvatimukhābhaṃ paṅkajaṃ jṛmbhate'dya) Ṛtusaṃhāra 3.22.

3) To increase, spread or extend everywhere; जृम्भतां जृम्भ- तामप्रतिहतप्रसरं क्रोधज्योतिः (jṛmbhatāṃ jṛmbha- tāmapratihataprasaraṃ krodhajyotiḥ) Ve.1; तृष्णे जृम्भसि (tṛṣṇe jṛmbhasi) (Paras. is irregular) Bhartṛhari 3.5; भोगः कोऽपि स एक एव परमो नित्योदितो जृम्भते (bhogaḥ ko'pi sa eka eva paramo nityodito jṛmbhate) 3.8.

4) To appear, rise, show oneself, become visible or manifest; संकल्पयोनेरभिमानभूतमात्मानमाधाय मधूर्ज- जृम्भे (saṃkalpayonerabhimānabhūtamātmānamādhāya madhūrja- jṛmbhe) Kumārasambhava 3.24; Uttararāmacarita 5.13.

5) To be at ease.

6) To recoil or fly back (as a bow). -Caus. To cause to yawn or expand.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Jṛmbh (जृम्भ्).—i. 1, [Ātmanepada.] 1. To yawn, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 4, 43. 2. To open, [Kathāsaritsāgara, (ed. Brockhaus.)] 25, 238. 3. To snap backwards (of a bow), Mahābhārata 5, 1909. 4. To cause to snap backwards, [Rāmāyaṇa] 3, 30, 28. 5. To spread, [Harivaṃśa, (ed. Calc.)] 2556. 6. To increase, [Bhartṛhari, (ed. Bohlen.)] 3, 4. 7. To arise, [Rājataraṅgiṇī] 5, 363. 8. To revive, to take courage, [Rājataraṅgiṇī] 6, 283; to feel at ease, [Harivaṃśa, (ed. Calc.)] 12073. Ptcple. of the pf. pass. jṛmbhita, n. 1. Yawning, [Suśruta] 1, 363, 15. 2. Appearance, [Kathāsaritsāgara, (ed. Brockhaus.)] 26, 89. Causal, jṛmbhaya, To cause to gape, [Harivaṃśa, (ed. Calc.)] 10632.

— With the prep. abhi abhi, To gape at, [Rāmāyaṇa] 6, 2, 18.

— With ud ud, 1. To open wide, [Bhāgavata-Purāṇa, (ed. Burnouf.)] 1, 6, 16. 2. To arise, [Prabodhacandrodaya, (ed. Brockhaus.)] 10, 2.

— With samud sam-ud, 1. To spread, [Mṛcchakaṭikā, (ed. Stenzler.)] 84, 24. 2. To endeavour, [Bhartṛhari, (ed. Bohlen.)] 2, 6.

— With pra pra, To begin to yawn, Mahābhārata 3, 11138.

— With vi vi, 1. To gape, [Rāmāyaṇa] 5, 3, 4. 2. To open, [Bhāgavata-Purāṇa, (ed. Burnouf.)] 3, 9, 25. 3. To spread, Sāh. D. 71, 10; to increase, [Vikramorvaśī, (ed. Bollensen.)] 41, 15. 4. To snap backwards, Mahābhārata 8, 3984. 5. To rise, [Rāmāyaṇa] 5, 2, 34. 6. To appear, [Bhāgavata-Purāṇa, (ed. Burnouf.)] 3, 33, 15. vijṛmbhita, 1. Yawning, [Harivaṃśa, (ed. Calc.)] 10635. 2. Expanded, blossomed. 3. Sported, wantoned. n. 1. Wish. 2. Pastime, sport.

— With sam sam, To appear, [Rājataraṅgiṇī] 6, 229.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Jṛmbh (जृम्भ्).—jṛmbhate (jṛmbhati), [participle] jṛmbhita (q.v.) gape, yawn, open (of a flower), blossom; spread, extend; come forth, rise; be or feel at ease. [Causative] jṛmbhayati cause to yawn. 1. jarī-jṛmbhate extend far.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Jṛmbh (जृम्भ्):—(cf. √jabh) [class] 1. [Ātmanepada] jṛmbhate ([Epic] also [Parasmaipada] bhati; p. bhamāṇa; [perfect tense] jajṛmbhe; [indeclinable participle] jṛmbhitvā)

—to open the mouth, yawn, [Āśvalāyana-gṛhya-sūtra iii, 6; Manu-smṛti] etc.;

—to gape open, open (as a flower), [Ṛtusaṃhāra; Kathāsaritsāgara xxv];

—to fly back or recoil (as a bow when unstrung), [Mahābhārata v, 1909];

—to unstring a bow, [Rāmāyaṇa iii, 30, 28];

—to unfold, spread (as a flood etc.), expand, occupy a larger circuit, [Mahābhārata; Harivaṃśa; Bhartṛhari iii, 41; Rājataraṅgiṇī v, 269];

—to spread (as sound), [v, 363];

—to feel at ease, [Harivaṃśa 12073; Kumāra-sambhava iii, 24; Kathāsaritsāgara vii, 102; Rājataraṅgiṇī vi, 283] :—[Causal] ([perfect tense] jṛmbhayām āsa) to cause to yawn, [Harivaṃśa 10632] :—[Intensive] jarījṛmbhate, to spread everywhere, [Dhūrtanartaka [Introduction]]

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Jṛmbh (जृम्भ्) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Jaṃbhā, Jaṃbhāa.

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Starts with (+2): Jrimbha, Jrimbhabhid, Jrimbhadevi, Jrimbhaka, Jrimbhakambhika, Jrimbhakastra, Jrimbhamana, Jrimbhana, Jrimbhanakara, Jrimbhanem, Jrimbhani, Jrimbhavant, Jrimbhavat, Jrimbhaya, Jrimbhe, Jrimbhegey, Jrimbhika, Jrimbhikrita, Jrimbhin, Jrimbhini.

Ends with: Abhijrimbh, Avajrimbh, Parijrimbh, Prajrimbh, Pravijrimbh, Sajrimbh, Samjrimbh, Samujjrimbh, Ujjrimbh, Vijrimbh, Vyajrimbh.

Full-text (+17): Jrimbhaka, Jrimbha, Parijrimbh, Prajrimbh, Jrimbhana, Ujjrimbh, Ujjrimbha, Vijrimbhana, Jambha, Vijrimbh, Jribh, Avajrimbh, Jrimbhavat, Samujjrimbh, Vijrimbhin, Jrimbhika, Vijrimbha, Vijrimbhaka, Vyajrimbh, Abhijrimbh.

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