شؤم

See also: شوم

Arabic

Root
ش ء م (š ʔ m)
6 terms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃuʔm/

Noun

شُؤْم • (šuʔmm

  1. bad omen, calamity, fatality

Declension

Declension of noun شُؤْم (šuʔm)
singular basic singular triptote
indefinite definite construct
informal شُؤْم
šuʔm
الشُّؤْم
aš-šuʔm
شُؤْم
šuʔm
nominative شُؤْمٌ
šuʔmun
الشُّؤْمُ
aš-šuʔmu
شُؤْمُ
šuʔmu
accusative شُؤْمًا
šuʔman
الشُّؤْمَ
aš-šuʔma
شُؤْمَ
šuʔma
genitive شُؤْمٍ
šuʔmin
الشُّؤْمِ
aš-šuʔmi
شُؤْمِ
šuʔmi

References

Persian

Alternative forms

  • شوم (šūm / šum) (unhamzated)

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic شُؤْم (šuʔm).

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? šu'm
Dari reading? šo'm, šūm
Iranian reading? šo'm, šum
Tajik reading? šü'm, šum

Adjective

شؤم • (šu'm / šo'm) (Tajik spelling шӯъм)

  1. ill-omened, inauspicious
  2. unfortunate, gloomy, dismal
  3. nefarious, sinister

Noun

شؤم • (šu'm / šo'm) (Tajik spelling шӯъм)

  1. bad omen, inauspicious
  2. misfortune, bad luck

Usage notes

  • The unhamzated form is now more common, especially when used as an adjective.
  • Persian terms derived from the Arabic root ش ء م (0 c, 1 e)

Further reading