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Hindi
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Classical Persian جام (jām).
Noun
जाम • (jām) m (Urdu spelling جام)
- goblet, bowl, cup
- glass, mirror
- reply to glass of wine, Cheers!
Etymology 2
Borrowed from English jam.
Adjective
जाम • (jām) (Urdu spelling جام)
- jammed
Noun
जाम • (jām) m (Urdu spelling جام)
- jam
- (food)jam
- (sailor's slang) ship getting stuck between two rocks etc.; place where ship can jam.
- (Sailor's slang) The pulley/winch of a ship which when moved by putting a stick in, leads to slipping of chain to which the rudder is tied.
Etymology 3
Inherited from Sanskrit याम (yāma). Compare Pali yāma.
Noun
जाम • (jām) m (Urdu spelling جام)
- night watch, period or watch of three hours, the eighth part of a day
- 7 1/2 in clock
- time
- night
- relating to or derived from or destined for Yama
Etymology 4
Inherited from Sanskrit जम्बू (jambū).
Noun
जाम • (jām) m (Urdu spelling جام)
- jamun, roseapple
- guava
Etymology 5
Inherited from Sanskrit जन्मन् (janman).
Noun
जाम • (jām) m (Urdu spelling جام)
- one's kid
- seed
Verb
जाम • (jām) (Urdu spelling جام)
- (dialectal) to sprout
- (for insects and plants) to have grown
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “जाम”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “जाम”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi : Nagari Pracarini Sabha
- “जाम”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary , Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.