گام

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word گام. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word گام, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say گام in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word گام you have here. The definition of the word گام will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofگام, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
See also: کام

Baluchi

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Iranian *gā́ma, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gā́ma, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷéh₂-mn̥ ~ *gʷh₂-mén-s, from *gʷeh₂- (to step). Cognate with Persian گام, Avestan 𐬔𐬁𐬨𐬀𐬥 (gāman), Northern Kurdish gav, Ancient Greek βῆμα (bêma), Sanskrit प्रगामन् (pragāman).

Noun

گام (gám)

  1. step

See also

Iraqi Arabic

Root
گ و م
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic قَامَ (qāma).

Pronunciation

Verb

گام (gām) I (non-past يگوم (ygūm))

  1. to stand
  2. to start doing something

Conjugation

The template Template:acm-conj does not use the parameter(s):
actp-pm=گايمين
actp-pmtr=gāymīn
actp-sf=گايمة
actp-sftr=gāyma
actp-sm=گماي
actp-smtr=gāyim
Please see Module:checkparams for help with this warning.

    Conjugation of گام (gām)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m گمت (gimit) گمت (gimit) گام (gām) گمنا (gimna) گمتو (gimtu) گامو (gāmaw)
f گمتي (gimti) گامت (gāmat) گمتن (gimtan) گامن (gāman)
present m اگوم (agūm) تگوم (tgūm) يگوم (ygūm) نگوم (ngūm) تگومون (tgūmūn) يگومون (ygūmūn)
f تگومين (tgūmīn) تگوم (tgūm) تگومن (tgūman) يگومن (ygūman)
imperative m گوم (gūm) گومو (gūmu)
f گومي (gūmi) گومن (gūman)

Kashmiri

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit ग्राम (grāma, village), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ger- (to gather).

Pronunciation

Noun

گام (gāmm (plural گام, Devanagari गाम)

  1. village
    سُہ گَو گام روزنہِsuh gav gām rōzniHe went to the village to live

Derived terms

Persian

Persian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia fa

Pronunciation

Readings
Classical reading? gām
Dari reading? gām
Iranian reading? gâm
Tajik reading? gom

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Iranian *gā́ma, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gā́ma, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷéh₂-mn̥ ~ *gʷh₂-mén-s, from *gʷeh₂- (to step). Cognate with Baluchi گام, Avestan 𐬔𐬁𐬨𐬀𐬥 (gāman), Northern Kurdish gav, Ancient Greek βῆμα (bêma), Sanskrit प्रगामन् (pragāman).

Noun

گام (gâm)

  1. step
    Synonym: قدم (qadam)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French gamme.

Noun

گام (gâm) (plural گام‌ها (gâm-hâ))

  1. (music) scale
Derived terms

Urdu

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Classical Persian گام (gām).

Noun

گَام (gāmm (Hindi spelling गाम)

  1. step, footstep, pace

Etymology 2

Inherited from Sanskrit ग्राम (grāma, village).

Noun

گَام (gāmm (Hindi spelling गाम)

  1. village

References

  • گام”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • گام”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary , Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.