شوم

Persian

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

 

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)

  1. unhamzated form of شؤم (šu'm / šo'm, sinister, inauspicious, dismal)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

 
 

Readings
Classical reading? šawam
Dari reading? šawam
Iranian reading? šavam
Tajik reading? šavam

Verb

شوم • (šawam / šavam) (Tajik spelling шавам)

  1. present first-person of شدن (šudan / šodan)

Further reading

  • Hayyim, Sulayman (1934), “شوم”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim