کام
See also: گام
Egyptian Arabic edit
Adverb edit
کام • (kām)
Khalaj edit
Noun edit
کام (kâm) (definite accusative کامؽ, plural کاملار)
Declension edit
Persian edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [kɑːm]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [kʰɒːm]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [kʰɔm]
Readings | |
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Classical reading? | kām |
Dari reading? | kām |
Iranian reading? | kâm |
Tajik reading? | kom |
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle Persian 𐭠𐭬𐭪 (kʾm), 𐫐𐫀𐫖 (kʾm /kām/, “will, desire, purpose”), from Old Persian 𐎣𐎠𐎶 (k-a-m /kāma/), from Proto-Iranian *káHmah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *káHmas, from Proto-Indo-European *kóh₂-mo-s, from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂- (“to desire, wish”).
Noun edit
Dari | کام |
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Iranian Persian | |
Tajik | ком |
کام • (kâm) (plural کامها (kâm-hâ))
- desire, wish
- ایام به کام [باشد]! ― Ayyâm be kâm [bâšad]! ― May the days be of desire!
- design, intention, pursuit
- aim, goal
Synonyms edit
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
Dari | کام |
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Iranian Persian | |
Tajik | ком |
کام • (kâm) (plural کامها (kâm-hâ))
Descendants edit
- → Khalaj: kâm
References edit
- MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) “kām”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 48
Urdu edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /kɑːm/
Audio (IN) (file) - Rhymes: -ɑːm
Etymology 1 edit
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀓𑀫𑁆𑀫 (kamma), from Sanskrit कर्मन् (karman). Cognate with Punjabi کَمّ (kamm).
Noun edit
کام • (kām) m (Hindi spelling काम)
- task, action, work
- آپ کا کام یہ ہے
- āp kā kām yih hai
- This is your task ...
- employment, job
- Synonym: نوکری (naukarī)
- آج کل میں کام ڈھونڈ رہا ہوں۔
- āj kal ma͠i kām ḍhūnḍ rahā hū̃
- These days I'm looking for a job.
- favour, chore
- میرے لئے ایک کام کرنا
- mere liye aik kām karnā
- do me a favour ...
- function, purpose
- Synonym: مقصد (maqsad)
- یہ مشین گھاس کاٹنے کا کام دے گی۔
- yih maśīn ghās kāṭne kā kām de gī.
- This machine will serve as the grass cutter.
- (poetry, figuratively) deed, work, attribute
- محمد ہی نام اور محمد ہی کام
- muḥammad hī nām aur muḥammad hī kām
- Muhammad - admired is his name; admired are his deeds
Etymology 2 edit
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit काम (kāma).
Noun edit
کام • (kām) m (Hindi spelling काम)
Etymology 3 edit
Borrowed from Classical Persian کام (kām); see there for more.