جم

جم

See also: خم‎, حم‎, چم‎, and .ج.م‎

Arabic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒamm/

Adjective

جَمّ • (jamm) (common plural جِمَام‎ (jimām) or جُمُوم‎ (jumūm))

1. many, much, numerous

   ‏فَوَائِدُ جَمَّة‎‎

   fawāʾidu jamma

   significant benefits; substantial benefits; great usefulness

   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 89:20:

     ‏وَتُحِبُّونَ الْمَالَ حُبًّا جَمًّا‎‎

     watuḥibbūna l-māla ḥubban jamman

     And you love wealth with abounding love.

Declension

Declension of adjective جَمّ (jamm)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	جَمّ jamm	الْجَمّ‎ al-jamm	جَمَّة‎ jamma	الْجَمَّة‎ al-jamma
Nominative	جَمٌّ jammun	الْجَمُّ‎ al-jammu	جَمَّةٌ‎ jammatun	الْجَمَّةُ‎ al-jammatu
Accusative	جَمًّا‎ jamman	الْجَمَّ‎ al-jamma	جَمَّةً‎ jammatan	الْجَمَّةَ‎ al-jammata
Genitive	جَمٍّ jammin	الْجَمِّ‎ al-jammi	جَمَّةٍ‎ jammatin	الْجَمَّةِ‎ al-jammati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	جَمَّيْن‎ jammayn	الْجَمَّيْن‎ al-jammayn	جَمَّتَيْن‎ jammatayn	الْجَمَّتَيْن‎ al-jammatayn
Nominative	جَمَّانِ‎ jammāni	الْجَمَّانِ‎ al-jammāni	جَمَّتَانِ‎ jammatāni	الْجَمَّتَانِ‎ al-jammatāni
Accusative	جَمَّيْنِ‎ jammayni	الْجَمَّيْنِ‎ al-jammayni	جَمَّتَيْنِ‎ jammatayni	الْجَمَّتَيْنِ‎ al-jammatayni
Genitive	جَمَّيْنِ‎ jammayni	الْجَمَّيْنِ‎ al-jammayni	جَمَّتَيْنِ‎ jammatayni	الْجَمَّتَيْنِ‎ al-jammatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	basic broken plural triptote		basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	جِمَام‎‎; جُمُوم‎ jimām‎; jumūm	الْجِمَام‎‎; الْجُمُوم‎ al-jimām‎; al-jumūm	جِمَام‎‎; جُمُوم‎ jimām‎; jumūm	الْجِمَام‎‎; الْجُمُوم‎ al-jimām‎; al-jumūm
Nominative	جِمَامٌ‎‎; جُمُومٌ‎ jimāmun‎; jumūmun	الْجِمَامُ‎‎; الْجُمُومُ‎ al-jimāmu‎; al-jumūmu	جِمَامٌ‎‎; جُمُومٌ‎ jimāmun‎; jumūmun	الْجِمَامُ‎‎; الْجُمُومُ‎ al-jimāmu‎; al-jumūmu
Accusative	جِمَامًا‎‎; جُمُومًا‎ jimāman‎; jumūman	الْجِمَامَ‎‎; الْجُمُومَ‎ al-jimāma‎; al-jumūma	جِمَامًا‎‎; جُمُومًا‎ jimāman‎; jumūman	الْجِمَامَ‎‎; الْجُمُومَ‎ al-jimāma‎; al-jumūma
Genitive	جِمَامٍ‎‎; جُمُومٍ‎ jimāmin‎; jumūmin	الْجِمَامِ‎‎; الْجُمُومِ‎ al-jimāmi‎; al-jumūmi	جِمَامٍ‎‎; جُمُومٍ‎ jimāmin‎; jumūmin	الْجِمَامِ‎‎; الْجُمُومِ‎ al-jimāmi‎; al-jumūmi

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Khowar

Adjective

جم (jam)

1. good

   ‏جم اسوسا؟‌‎

   jam asusa?

   Are you good? (How are you?)

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Malay

Alternative forms

• jam

Etymology

From Sanskrit याम (yāma, “time”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [d͡ʒam]
• Rhymes: -d͡ʒam, -am

Noun

جم (Rumi spelling jam‎, plural جم٢‎)

1. hour (Time period of sixty minutes)
2. clock (instrument to measure or keep track of time)

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Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Persian جم‎ (jam), referring to Jamshid, a legendary ruler of ancient Iran.

Noun

جم • (cem)

1. king; prince

References

• Kélékian, Diran (1911), “جم”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, Constantinople: Mihran, page 444

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Persian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [d͡ʒæm]

Proper noun

جم • (jam)

1. a male given name, Jam
2. a diminutive, Jam, of the male given name جمشید‎ (jamšid)

Derived terms

• جام جم‎ (jâm-e jam)
• گشن‌جم‎ (gošn-jam)

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Punjabi

Noun

جم • (jam) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਜਮ)

1. death

Synonyms

• مری‎ (marī)
• موت‎ (maut)