چم
Baluchi
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-Iranian *čáćšma (“eye”).
Noun
چم • (camm)
Derived terms
- چمگ (cammag)
See also
Gojri
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀘𑀫𑁆𑀫 (camma), from Sanskrit चर्म (cárma).
Noun
چَم (cam) m
Related terms
- چَمْڑو (camṛo)
- چَمْڑِی (camṛī)
Further reading
- Dr Rafique Anjum (2018), Concise Gojri-Kashmiri-English Dictionary, New Delhi: Adam Publishers & Distributors, →ISBN, page 187.
- Javaid Rahi (2015), “چَمْ”, in گوجری ڈکشنری [Gojri Dictionary] (in Gojri), page 419, column 2.
Gulf Arabic
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Determiner
چم • (čam)
Related terms
- شكثر (škiṯir, “how much”)
Etymology 2
Noun
چم • (čam) m (dual چمين (čammēn), plural چموم (čmūm))
Usage notes
Usually only used in the plural except when the two needs to be emphasized, e.g. نزل چمومك (“lower your [two] sleeves”). Compare similar usage with عين (ʕēn, “eye”).
Kalami
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit चर्म॑न् (cárman), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *čárma, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kér-mn̥ ~ *(s)kr̥-mén-s, from *(s)ker- + *-mn̥.
Pronunciation
- Tone class: H
- IPA(key): /t͡ɕám/
Noun
چم (čam) m
References
- Baart, Joan L. G. (1997), “čam”, in The sounds and tones of Kalam Kohistani: with wordlist and texts (Studies in Languages of Northern Pakistan; 1)[1], National Institute of Pakistan Studies, Quaid-i-Azam University; Summer Institute of Linguistics, page 82
Laki
Noun
چم (çim)
Mazanderani
Noun
چم (čam)
- mood
- منه چم نیه ― mene čam niye ― I'm not in the mood
Persian
Etymology 1
Inherited from Middle Persian [Term?] (cym /čim/, “reason, cause, purpose, meaning”). Compare Gilaki چم (čem, “mood, meaning, atmosphere”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃam/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [t͡ʃʰäm]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [t͡ʃʰæm]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [t͡ʃʰäm]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | čam |
| Dari reading? | čam |
| Iranian reading? | čam |
| Tajik reading? | čam |
Noun
| Dari | چم |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | чам |
چم • (čem, čam) (plural چمها (čem-hâ, čam-hâ))
Inflection
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| bare | چم (čam) | چمها، چما△ (čam-hấ, čamấ△) |
| definitive direct object | چم را، چم رو△ (čam râ, čamo△) | چمها را، چما رو△ (čam-hấ râ, čamấ ro△) |
| ezâfe | چم (čam-e) | چمهای، چمای△ (čam-hấ-ye, čamấ-ye△) |
| marked indefinite or relative definite |
چمی (čam-i) | چمهایی، چمایی△ (čamấn-i, čam-hấ-i, čamấi△) |
△ Colloquial.
References
Mackenzie, D. N. (1971) A Concise Pahlavi Dictionary. p. 22. Retrieved December 15, 2022.
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
- (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [t͡ʃʰim]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Dari reading? | čim |
Noun
چم • (čim)
References
- Malistani, Tariq (1993), “چم”, in فرهنگ ابتدائی ملی هزاره [farhang-i ibtidā'ī millī-yi hazāra][2] (PDF), SIL International
Talysh
Noun
چم (cam)
Torwali
Etymology
From Sanskrit चर्मन् (carman), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *čárma, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kérmn̥.
Noun
چم (čam)
Western Cham
Proper noun
چم (transliteration needed)