کام

کام

See also: گام‎

Egyptian Arabic

Adverb

کام • (kām)

1. how much, how many

   عندك كام ولد؟‎

   ʿándak kām wálad?

   How many children do you have?

   تحتاج الى كام فلوس؟‎

   tíħtāg ilā kām filūs?

   How much money do you need?

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Persian

Etymology 1

From Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (kʾm), 𐫐𐫀𐫖‎ (kʾm /kām/, “will, desire, purpose”), from Old Persian 𐎣𐎠𐎶 (k-a-m /kāma/), from Proto-Iranian *káHmah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *káHmas, from Proto-Indo-European *kóh₂-mo-s, from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂- (“to desire, wish”).

Pronunciation

• (Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): [kʰɒːm]

Noun

Dari Persian	کام‎
Iranian Persian	کام‎
Tajiki Persian	ком (kom)

کام • (kâm) (plural کام‌ها‎ (kâm-hâ))

1. desire, wish

   ‏ایام به کام [باشد]!‎‎ ― Ayyâm be kâm [bâšad]! ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

2. design, intention, pursuit
3. aim, goal

Synonyms

• مراد‎ (morâd)
• مقصود‎ (maqsud)

Derived terms

• کامروا‎ (kâmravâ)
• کامکار‎ (kâmkâr)

Noun

Dari Persian	کام‎
Iranian Persian	کام‎
Tajiki Persian	ком (kom)

کام • (kâm) (plural کام‌ها‎ (kâm-hâ))

1. (anatomy) palate, uraniscus

References

• MacKenzie, D. N. (1971), “kām”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 48

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Urdu

Etymology 1

From Sanskrit कर्म (karma).

Noun

کام • (kām) m (Hindi spelling काम)

1. employment
2. job
3. work
4. task
5. action
6. act
7. deed

Synonyms

• نوکری‎ (naukarī) (1–3)

Etymology 2

From Sanskrit काम (kāma).

Noun

کام • (kām) m (Hindi spelling काम)

1. wish
2. desire
3. longing
4. affection
5. passion
6. lust
7. love

Etymology 3

From Persian کام‎ (kâm); see there for more.

Noun

کام • (kām) m (Hindi spelling काम)

1. wish
2. desire
3. design
4. intention
5. (anatomy) palate, uraniscus