کدام
Persian
Alternative forms
- کدوم (kodum) (dialectal, Tehrani)
- کدم (kodom) (dialectal, Shiraz, Abadeh)
- کدو (kodu) (dialectal, Herati)
- کمو (kamu), کم (kam) (dialectal, Khesht, Konartakhteh, Dashtestan)
Etymology
Inherited from Middle Persian 𐭪𐭲𐭠𐭬 (ktʾm /kadām/), Manichaean Middle Persian 𐫐𐫅𐫀𐫖 (kdʾm),[1] Northern Luri کوم (kom), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷi-, *kʷo-. See there for cognates.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ku.ˈdaːm/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [kʰʊ.d̪ɑ́ːm]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [kʰo.d̪ɒ́ːm]
- (Tehrani) IPA(key): [kʰo.d̪úːm]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [kʰä.d̪ɔ́m]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | kudām |
| Dari reading? | kudām |
| Iranian reading? | kodâm |
| Tajik reading? | kadom |
- (Shiraz) IPA(key): [kʰo.d̪óm]
Pronoun
کدام • (kudām / kodâm) (Tajik spelling кадом)
- which
- کدام خانه مال شماست؟ ― kudām / kodâm xāna māl-i šumā-st? / xâne mâl-e šomâ-st? ― which house is yours?
References
- ^ MacKenzie, D. N. (1971), A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 48