अलम्

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See also: अलम and आलम

Hindi

Alternative forms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit अलम् (álam).

Pronunciation

Adverb

अलम् • (alam) (Urdu spelling الم) (rare, formal)

  1. enough, sufficient, adequate, equal to
  2. ornamentally, decoratively (as in अलंकार (alaṅkār))

References

Sanskrit

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Etymology

A later form of अरम् (áram), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ór-o-m, from *h₂er-.

Pronunciation

Adverb

अलम् • (álam)

  1. enough, sufficient, adequate, equal to, competent, able
  2. readily, fitly, suitably, so as to answer a purpose
  3. enough, sufficiently
  4. decoratively, ornamentally

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Hindustani: (learned)
    Hindi: अलम् (alam), अलं (alam)
    Urdu: الم

References

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