کانم

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Persian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Attested in 14th century Lexicon "Sihāh ul-furs", from older texts of the Early New Persian, probably from Middle Iranian, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷḗn. Doublet of زَن.

Pronunciation

Readings
Classical reading? kānum
Dari reading? kānum
Iranian reading? kânom
Tajik reading? konum

Noun

کانم (kânom)

  1. (obsolete) a married woman, wife
  2. (obsolete) a widow
    • 10th century, Monjik, (Please provide the book title or journal name):
      ماند کانم که نیز نکند شوی
      mānd kānum ki nēz nakunad šōy
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)