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کام
کام
See also: گام
Egyptian Arabic
Adverb
کام • (kām)
- how much, how many
- عندك كام ولد؟
- ʿándak kām wálad?
- How many children do you have?
- ʿándak kām wálad?
- تحتاج الى كام فلوس؟
- tíħtāg ilā kām filūs?
- How much money do you need?
- tíħtāg ilā kām filūs?
- عندك كام ولد؟
Kurdish
Etymology
Noun
کام • (kam)
- threshing device
References
- Jaba, Auguste; Justi, Ferdinand (1879) Dictionnaire Kurde-Français [Kurdish–French Dictionary], Saint Petersburg: Imperial Academy of Sciences, page 323
- Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), “կամն”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press, published 1926–1935
Persian
Etymology 1
From Middle Persian kʾm (kām, “will, desire, purpose”) (compare Manichaean Middle Persian kʾm (kām)), from Old Persian 𐎣𐎠𐎶 (kāma), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kā́ma, from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂-.
Pronunciation
- (Iranian Persian) IPA(key): [kʰɒːm]
Noun
| Dari | کام |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | کام |
| Tajik | ком (kom) |
کام • (kâm) (plural کامها (kâm-hâ))
- desire, wish
- ایام به کام [باشد]! ― Ayyâm be kâm [bâšad]! ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- design, intention, pursuit
- aim, goal
Synonyms
- مراد (morâd)
- مقصود (maqsud)
Derived terms
- کامروا (kâmravâ)
- کامکار (kâmkâr)
Etymology 2
Cognate with English gum, Swedish gom (“palate”).
Noun
| Dari | کام |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | کام |
| Tajik | ком (kom) |
کام • (kâm) (plural کامها (kâm-hâ))
References
- MacKenzie, D. N. (1971), “kām”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 48