अलम
Hindi
Etymology
From Arabic عَلَم (ʿalam).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ə.ləm/
Noun
अलम • (alam) m (Urdu spelling علم)
- (poetic) grief; tragedy
- शब-ए-अलम ― śab-e-alam ― a night of tragedy
- (chiefly poetic) banner, flag
- Synonyms: ध्वजा (dhvajā), झंडा (jhaṇḍā), पताका (patākā)