क़ुल्ज़ुम

Hindi edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Classical Persian قلزم (qulzum), from Arabic اَلْقُلْزُم (al-qulzum), from Ancient Greek Κλῦσμα (Klûsma).

Pronunciation edit

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /qʊl.zʊm/, [qʊl.zʊ̃m], /kʊl.d͡ʒʊm/, [kʊl.d͡ʒʊ̃m]

Noun edit

क़ुल्ज़ुम (qulzumm (Urdu spelling قلزم)

  1. ocean, sea
  2. (by extension) red sea
    • 1979, Lekharāma, Kuliyata Arya Musafira : Hindi anuvada, On Hinduism according to Arya Samaj, Hindu reform movement:
      ...मूसा की कुल्जुम नदी की चमत्कार पूर्ण कथा।
      ...mūsā kī kuljum nadī kī camatkār pūrṇ kathā.
      ...miraculous story of Moses, concerning the red sea.

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