हम-

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian هم (ham, “also; too”). Doublet of सम्- (sam-).

Pronunciation

Prefix

हम- • (ham-) (Urdu spelling ہمـ)

  1. same, co-
    ‎हम- (ham-) + ‎शक्ल (śakl, “face, appearance”) → ‎हमशक्ल (hamśakl, “doppelgänger”)
    ‎हम- (ham-) + ‎दर्द (dard, “pain”) → ‎हमदर्द (hamdard, “empathy”)
    ‎हम- (ham-) + ‎सफ़र (safar, “journey”) → ‎हमसफ़र (hamsafar, “partner in journey”)

Derived terms

Hindi terms prefixed with हम-
हमदर्द
हमराह
हमशक्ल
हमसफ़र
हमसाया
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