ग़ुलाम

Hindi edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Classical Persian غلام (ğulām), from Arabic غُلَام (ḡulām). Cognate to Bengali গোলাম (gōlam).

Pronunciation edit

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɣʊ.lɑːm/, [ɣʊ.lä̃ːm], /ɡʊ.lɑːm/, [ɡʊ.lä̃ːm]

Noun edit

ग़ुलाम (ġulāmm (Urdu spelling غلام)

  1. slave, servant
  2. (card games) jack

Declension edit

Synonyms edit

Coordinate terms edit

Playing cards in Hindi · ताश (tāś) (layout · text)
             
इक्का (ikkā) दुक्की (dukkī) तिक्की (tikkī) चौका (caukā) पंजा (pañjā) छक्का (chakkā) सत्ता (sattā)
             
अट्ठा (aṭṭhā) नहला (nahlā) दहला (dahlā) ग़ुलाम (ġulām) बेगम (begam) बादशाह (bādśāh) जोकर (jokar)