जम

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒəm/, [d͡ʒɐ̃m]

Etymology 1

from Classical Sanskrit यम (yama).

Noun

जम • (jam) m (Urdu spelling جم)

1. Yama

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Classical Persian جم (jam).

Noun

जम • (jam) m (Urdu spelling جم)

1. a great king
2. Jamshed, a mythological king of Persia, whom they confound with Solomon and Alexander the Great
3. Solomon, Alexander the Great

Etymology 3

Verb

जम • (jam) (Urdu spelling جم)

1. inflection of जमना (jamnā):
   1. stem
   2. second-person singular intimate present imperative