یکم

Persian

Etymology

From یک‎ (yek, “one”) + م‎ (-om, “-th, -st (ordinal number suffix)”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /jaˈkum/

• (Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /jaˈkʊm/

• (Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /jeˈkom/

• (Tajik) IPA^(key): /jaˈkum/

Adjective

یکم • (yekom)

1. (rare or archaic) first
2. (in compounds) first

   ‏بیست و یکم‎ ― bist o yekom ― twenty-first

Usage notes

اول‎ (avval) is the standard word for "first" in modern Persian. Compound numbers, however, are always formed with یکم‎ (yekom).

Synonyms

• اول‎ (avval)
• نخست‎ (noxost)

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian یکم‎ (yekom).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /jə.kʊm/
• Rhymes: -ʊm

Noun

یَکُم • (yakum) m (Hindi spelling यकुम) (indeclinable)

1. first day of the month

References

• “یکم”, in اُردُو لُغَت (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “یکم”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.