धूमधाम (dhoomdhaam)
noun
A single-sense noun meaning pomp, fanfare, or grand festivity -- the noise, color, and show of a big celebration.
Sense
1
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pomp, grandeur, festivity
noun, feminine Almost always used with से (se) as an adverbial phrase -- धूमधाम से (dhoomdhaam se, 'with great pomp/fanfare') -- to describe how an event like a wedding or festival was celebrated.
Synonyms: तड़क-भड़क (tadak-bhadak, more about showy display than festivity), शानो-शौकत (shaano-shaukat, formal), जश्न (jashn, focuses on celebration itself rather than the grandeur)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: This word captures the sensory overload of a big Indian wedding or festival -- the lights, the band, the crowd, the noise -- all at once. You'll hear it constantly around wedding season: शादी बहुत धूमधाम से हुई (shaadii bahut dhoomdhaam se huii, 'the wedding happened with a lot of pomp'). It's an echo-word (a reduplicated pair built on धूम, dhuum, meaning noise/fame), which is common in Hindi for words describing sensory abundance.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often try to use धूमधाम (dhoomdhaam) as an adjective directly before a noun (like 'a grand wedding'); instead, Hindi typically turns it into the adverbial धूमधाम से (dhoomdhaam se) and pairs it with a verb like मनाना (manaanaa, 'to celebrate'), e.g. शादी धूमधाम से मनाई गई (shaadii dhoomdhaam se manaaii gaii, 'the wedding was celebrated with great pomp'). 2) It describes external grandeur and celebration, not inner joy or happiness -- don't confuse it with खुशी (khushii).
Sample Sentences:
शादी बहुत धूमधाम से हुई।
The wedding happened with a lot of pomp and show.
(shaadii bahut dhoomdhaam se huii।)
हर साल दिवाली यहाँ बड़ी धूमधाम से मनाई जाती है।
Every year Diwali is celebrated here with great pomp and festivity.
(har saal divaalii yahaan badii dhoomdhaam se manaaii jaatii hai।)
इस बार हम उसका जन्मदिन बहुत धूमधाम से मनाएँगे।
This time we will celebrate his birthday with a lot of pomp and show.
(is baar ham uskaa janmdin bahut dhoomdhaam se manaaenge।)
पूरे मोहल्ले में धूमधाम मची हुई थी।
The whole neighborhood was abuzz with festivity and commotion.
(poore mohalle men dhoomdhaam machii huii thii।)
काश हमारी शादी भी इतनी धूमधाम से होती।
If only our wedding had also happened with such pomp and grandeur.
(kaash hamaarii shaadii bhii itnii dhoomdhaam se hotii।)
इतनी धूमधाम मत करो, पड़ोसी नाराज़ हो जाएँगे।
Don't make such a big show and noise, the neighbors will get annoyed.
(itnii dhoomdhaam mat karo, padosii naaraaz ho jaaenge।)
राष्ट्रपति के स्वागत की तैयारियाँ बड़ी धूमधाम से चल रही थीं।
The preparations for the president's welcome were proceeding with great pomp.
(raashtrapti ke svaagat kii taiyaariyaan badii dhoomdhaam se chal rahii thiin।)
उम्मीद है कि उद्घाटन समारोह पूरी धूमधाम से हो।
It is hoped that the inauguration ceremony will take place with full pomp and grandeur.
(ummiid hai ki udghaatan samaaroh poorii dhoomdhaam se ho।)
मंदिर का वार्षिक उत्सव बड़ी धूमधाम से मनाया जाता है।
The temple's annual festival is celebrated with great pomp.
(mandir kaa vaarshik utsav badii dhoomdhaam se manaayaa jaataa hai।)
उनकी बेटी की सगाई इतनी धूमधाम से हुई कि पूरा शहर बातें कर रहा था।
Their daughter's engagement happened with such pomp that the whole city was talking about it.
(unkii betii kii sagaaii itnii dhoomdhaam se huii ki pooraa shahar baaten kar rahaa thaa।)
सारी धूमधाम के बावजूद उस समारोह में असली खुशी कहीं नज़र नहीं आई।
Despite all the pomp and show, real happiness was nowhere to be seen at that function.
(saarii dhoomdhaam ke baavjood us samaaroh men aslii khushii kahiin nazar nahiin aaii।)
Morphology
Noun
(sg.f.direct):
धूमधाम
(dhoomdhaam)
(sg.f.oblique):
धूमधाम
(dhoomdhaam)
(pl.f.direct):
धूमधामें
(dhoomdhaamen)
(pl.f.oblique):
धूमधामों
(dhoomdhaamon)