کام

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See also: گام

Egyptian Arabic

Adverb

کام • (kām)

  1. how much, how many
    عندك كام ولد؟
    ʿándak kām wálad?
    How many children do you have?
    تحتاج الى كام فلوس؟
    tíħtāg ilā kām filūs?
    How much money do you need?

Khalaj

Noun

کام (kâm) (definite accusative کامؽ, plural کاملار)

  1. Arabic spelling of kâm (“palate”)

Declension

Declension of کام
singular plural
nominative کام کاملار
genitive کامؽݧ کاملارؽݧ
dative کامقا کاملارقا
definite accusative کامؽ کاملارؽ
locative کامچا کاملارچا
ablative کامدا کاملاردا
instrumental کاملا کاملارلا
equative کاموارا کاملاروارا

Persian

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? kām
Dari reading? kām
Iranian reading? kâm
Tajik reading? kom

Etymology 1

    Etymology tree
    Old Persian 𐎣𐎠𐎶 (k-a-m)
    Middle Persian 𐭠𐭬𐭪 (ʾmk)
    Persian کام

    From Middle Persian 𐭠‎𐭬‎𐭪 (kʾm), 𐫐𐫀𐫖 (kʾm /⁠kām⁠/, “will, desire, purpose”), from Old Persian 𐎣𐎠𐎶 (k-a-m /⁠kāma⁠/), from Proto-Iranian *káHmah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *káHmas, from Proto-Indo-European *kóh₂-mo-s, from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂- (“to desire, wish”).

    Noun

    Dari کام
    Iranian Persian
    Tajik ком

    کام • (kâm) (plural کام‌ها (kâm-hâ))

    1. desire, wish
      ایام به کام [باشد]! ― Ayyâm be kâm ! ― May the days be of desire!
    2. design, intention, pursuit
    3. aim, goal
    Synonyms
    Derived terms

    Etymology 2

    Noun

    Dari کام
    Iranian Persian
    Tajik ком

    کام • (kâm) (plural کام‌ها (kâm-hâ))

    1. (anatomy) palate, roof of the mouth
    Descendants
    • → Khalaj: kâm

    References

    • MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) “kām”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 48

    Urdu

    Pronunciation

    Etymology 1

    Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀓𑀫𑁆𑀫 (kamma), from Sanskrit कर्मन् (karman). Cognate with Punjabi کَمّ (kamm), Doublet of کار (kār)

    Noun

    کام • (kām) m (Hindi spelling काम)

    1. task, action, work
      آپ کا کام یہ ہے
      āp kā kām yih hai
      This is your task ...
    2. employment, job
      Synonym: نوکری (naukarī)
      آج کل میں کام ڈھونڈ رہا ہوں۔
      āj kal ma͠i kām ḍhūnḍ rahā hū̃
      These days I'm looking for a job.
    3. favour, chore
      میرے لئے ایک کام کرنا
      mere liye aik kām karnā
      do me a favour ...
    4. function, purpose
      Synonym: مقصد (maqsad)
      یہ مشین گھاس کاٹنے کا کام دے گی۔
      yih maśīn ghās kāṭne kā kām de gī.
      This machine will serve as the grass cutter.
    5. (poetry, figuratively) deed, work, attribute
      محمد ہی نام اور محمد ہی کام
      muḥammad hī nām aur muḥammad hī kām
      Muhammad - admired is his name; admired are his deeds

    Etymology 2

    Learned borrowing from Sanskrit काम (kāma).

    Noun

    کام • (kām) m (Hindi spelling काम)

    1. wish
    2. desire
    3. longing
    4. affection
    5. passion
    6. lust
    7. love

    Etymology 3

    Borrowed from Classical Persian کام (kām); see there for more.

    Noun

    کام • (kām) m (Hindi spelling काम)

    1. wish
    2. desire
    3. design
    4. intention
    5. (anatomy) palate, uraniscus
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