چم
Baluchi edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Indo-Iranian *čáćšma (“eye”).
Noun edit
چم • (camm)
Derived terms edit
- چمگ (cammag)
See also edit
Gojri edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀘𑀫𑁆𑀫 (camma), from Sanskrit चर्म (cárma).
Noun edit
چَم (cam) m
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- Dr Rafique Anjum (2018) Concise Gojri-Kashmiri-English Dictionary, New Delhi: Adam Publishers & Distributors, →ISBN, page 187.
- Javaid Rahi (2015) “چَمْ”, in گوجری ڈکشنری [Gojri Dictionary] (in Gojri), page 419, column 2.
Gulf Arabic edit
Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Determiner edit
چم • (čam)
Related terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
چم • (čam) m (dual چمين (čammēn), plural چموم (čmūm))
Usage notes edit
Usually only used in the plural except when the two needs to be emphasized, e.g. نزل چمومك (“lower your [two] sleeves”). Compare similar usage with عين (ʕēn, “eye”).
Laki edit
Noun edit
چم (çim)
Mazanderani edit
Noun edit
چم (čam)
- mood
- منه چم نیه ― mene čam niye ― I'm not in the mood
Persian edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Persian [Term?] (cym /čim/, “reason, cause, purpose, meaning”). Compare Gilaki چم (čem, “mood, meaning, atmosphere”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [t͡ʃam]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [t͡ʃʰæm]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [t͡ʃʰäm]
Readings | |
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Classical reading? | čam |
Dari reading? | čam |
Iranian reading? | čam |
Tajik reading? | čam |
Noun edit
Dari | چم |
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Iranian Persian | |
Tajik | чам |
چم • (čem, čam) (plural چمها (čem-hâ, čam-hâ))
Inflection edit
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References edit
Mackenzie, D. N. (1971) A Concise Pahlavi Dictionary. p. 22. Retrieved December 15, 2022.
Talysh edit
Noun edit
چم (cam)
Torwali edit
Etymology edit
From Sanskrit चर्मन् (carman), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *čárma, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kérmn̥.
Noun edit
چم (čam)
Western Cham edit
Proper noun edit
چم (transliteration needed)