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Persian
Etymology
کم (kam, “little”) + یاب (yâb, present stem of یافتن (yâftan, “to find”)).
Pronunciation
| Readings
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| Classical reading?
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kamyāḇ
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| Dari reading?
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kamyāb
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| Iranian reading?
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kamyâb
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| Tajik reading?
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kamyob
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Adjective
کمیاب • (kamyâb) (comparative کمیابتَر (kamyâb-tar), superlative کمیابتَرین (kamyâb-tarin))
- rare
- Synonyms: نایاب (nâyâb), نادر (nâder), اکسیر (eksir), کیمیا (kimiyâ)
- کتاب کمیاب ― ketâb-e kamyâb ― rare book
Inflection
| Predicative forms of کمیاب (kamyâb)
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singular
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plural
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1st person
(“I am, we are”)
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کمیابم
(kamyấbam)
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کمیابیم
(kamyấbim)
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2nd person
(“you are”)
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کمیابی
(kamyấbi)
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کمیابید
(kamyấbid)
کمیابین △
(kamyấbin)
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3rd person
(“he/she/it is, they are”)
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کمیاب است
(kamyấb ast)
کمیابه △
(kamyấbe)
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کمیابند
(kamyấband)
کمیابن △
(kamyấban)
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| △ Colloquial.
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Urdu
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian کمیاب (kamyāb).
Pronunciation
Adjective
کَمیاب • (kamyāb) (Hindi spelling कमियब)
- rare, scarce
- Synonym: نایاب (nāyāb)
References
- “کمیاب”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
- “کمیاب”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary , Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.