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Persian
Etymology 1 From Middle Persian 𐭪𐭬 ( km /kam/ , “ little, small ” ) ,[ 1] Proto-Iranian *kam(b)-na- ( “ small ” ) , from Proto-Iranian *kamb- ( “ small ” ) , from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kambʰ ( “ few, small, insignificant ” ) , probably related to Proto-Indo-European *ken- ( “ to arise, begin; new, fresh ” ) .[ 2]
Pronunciation
Readings
Classical reading?
kam
Dari reading?
kam
Iranian reading?
kam
Tajik reading?
kam
Adjective کم • (kam ) (comparative کمتَر ( kam-tar ) , superlative کمتَرین ( kam-tarin ) )
Dari
کم
Iranian Persian
Tajik
кам
few , little
Antonyms: زیاد ( ziyâd ) , خیلی ( xeyli ) scarce , rare , lacking
Usage notes Unlike most comparatives and superlatives, کمتر ( kam-tar ) , and کمترین ( kam-tarin ) are frequently written joined, as کمتر ( kamtar ) and کمترین ( kamtarin )
Derived terms ( compound verbs )
کم کردن ( kam kardan , “ to reduce, to lessen ” ) کم شدن ( kam šodan , “ to be diminished, to be reduced ” ) کم آمدن ( kam âmadan , “ to run short, to become lacking ” ) کم گرفتن ( kam gereftan , “ to slight, to look down on ” ) کم دادن ( kam dâdan , “ to shortchange ” )
( others )
Descendants → Assamese: কম ( kom ) → Azerbaijani: kəm → Bashkir: кәм ( “ insufficient, scarce; inferior ” ) → Bengali: কম ( kom ) → Hindustani:Hindi: कम ( kam ) , कम- ( kam- )
Urdu: کم ( kam ) → Kazakh: кем ( kem ) → Punjabi:
Gurmukhi script: ਕਮ ( kam )
Shahmukhi script: کم ( kam ) → Tamil: கம்மி ( kammi ) → Tatar: ким ( kim ) → Uzbek: kam → Yagnobi: кам ( kam )
Etymology 2 Compare Persian شکم ( šekam , “ belly ” ) .
Noun کم • (kom )
( dialectal , Khesht, Konartakhteh, Dashtestan ) belly ; abdomen ; tummy ; stomach
Derived terms کمگنده ( kom-gonde , “ fat, potbellied ” )
Etymology 3
Pronoun کم • (kam )
( dialectal , Khesht, Konartakhteh) which
References
^ Nourai, Ali (2011 ) An Etymological Dictionary of Persian, English and other Indo-European Languages , page 208 ^ Edelʹman, D. I. (2011 ) Etimologičeskij slovarʹ iranskix jazykov [Etymological Dictionary of Iranian Languages 193
Punjabi
Etymology Inherited from Prakrit 𑀓𑀫𑁆𑀫 ( kamma ) , from Sanskrit कर्म ( karma ) .
Pronunciation
Noun کَمّ • (kamm ) m Gurmukhi spelling ਕੰਮ
work , job , task
Further reading “کم Punjabi-English Dictionary , Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
Southwestern Fars
Noun کم (kom )
( Masarm, Deh Sarv, Kuzarg ) belly ( Masarm, Deh Sarv, Kuzarg ) abdomen ( Masarm, Deh Sarv, Kuzarg ) tummy ( Masarm, Deh Sarv, Kuzarg ) stomach
Urdu
Etymology Borrowed from Classical Persian کم ( kam , “ little, few ” ) .
Pronunciation
Adjective کَم • (kam ) (indeclinable comparative کَمْتَر ( kamtar ) , superlative کَمتَرِین ( kamtarīn ) , Hindi spelling कम
less ( in lower degree; to smaller extent )
Antonyms: زیادَہ ( zyāda ) , بَہُت ( bahut ) little ( not much )
Synonym: تھوڑا ( thoṛā ) Antonyms: زیادَہ ( zyāda ) , بَہُت ( bahut )
Derived terms
Adverb کَم • (kam ) (Hindi spelling कम
less ( in lower degree; to smaller extent )
Antonyms: زیادَہ ( zyāda ) , بَہُت ( bahut ) little ( not much )
Synonym: تھوڑا ( thoṛā ) Antonyms: زیادَہ ( zyāda ) , بَہُت ( bahut )
Determiner کَم • (kam ) (Hindi spelling कम
few
Antonym: بَہُت ( bahut )