شوم
Persian
Etymology 1
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ˈʃuʔm/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [ʃuːm], [ʃo̞ʔm]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [ʃuːm], [ʃoʔm]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [ʃum], [ʃɵʔm]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | šu'm |
| Dari reading? | šūm, šo'm |
| Iranian reading? | šum, šo'm |
| Tajik reading? | šum, šü'm |
Adjective
شوم • (šu'm / šo'm) (Tajik spelling шӯъм)
- unhamzated form of شؤم (šu'm / šo'm, “sinister, inauspicious, dismal”)
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ˈʃa.wam/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [ʃá.wäm]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [ʃǽ.væm]
- (Tehrani) IPA(key): [ʃom]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [ʃá.väm]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | šawam |
| Dari reading? | šawam |
| Iranian reading? | šavam |
| Tajik reading? | šavam |
Verb
شوم • (šawam / šavam) (Tajik spelling шавам)
- present first-person of شدن (šudan / šodan)
Further reading
- Hayyim, Sulayman (1934), “شوم”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim