See also: جامہ and چامه

Ottoman Turkish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Persian جامه (jâme).

Noun

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جامه (came)

  1. a cloth, any woven material; a length of cloth
  2. a sheet
  3. a wrapper, or a wrap
  4. a garment, raiment
  5. a cup, bowl, goblet
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Further reading

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Persian

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Etymology

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From Middle Persian yʾmk' (jāmag), from Proto-Iranian *yām- (to hold), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *yámas, *yam- (to hold), from Proto-Indo-European *yém-o-s, from *yem- (to hold), see also Sanskrit यम् (yam, to sustain). Compare Old Armenian վարշամակ (varšamak).

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? jāma
Dari reading? jāma
Iranian reading? jâme
Tajik reading? joma
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Noun

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Dari جامه
Iranian Persian
Tajik ҷома

جامه (jâme) (plural جامه‌ها (jâme-hâ))

  1. a garment, robe, vest, gown, coat

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Azerbaijani: camə
  • Bengali: জামা (jama)
  • Chagatai: جامه
  • English: jam (child's frock)
  • Hindustani:
    Hindi: जामा (jāmā)
    Urdu: جامہ (jāma)
  • Ottoman Turkish: جامه (came)
  • Punjabi:
    Gurmukhi script: ਜਾਮਾ (jāmā)
    Shahmukhi script: جامہ (jāma)

References

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  • Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892) “جامه”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul
  • MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) “ǰāmag”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press