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 جَمَّةٌ

   fawāʔidu jammatun

   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

Khowar

Adjective

جم (jam)

1. good

   جم اسوسا؟

   jam asusa?

   Are you good? (How are you?)

Malay

Noun

جم (plural جم-جم or جم۲, informal 1st possessive جمکو, 2nd possessive جممو, 3rd possessive جمڽ)

1. Jawi spelling of jam‎

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^[1], Constantinople: Mihran, page 444

Persian

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒam]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒäm]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒäm]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒäm]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒäm]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒæm]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒäm]

Readings
Classical reading?	jam
Dari reading?	jam
Iranian reading?	jam
Tajik reading?	jam

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)

Punjabi

Etymology

From Sanskrit यम (yama, “Yama, god of death”).

Noun

جم • (jam) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਜਮ)

1. death

Synonyms

• مری (marī)
• موت (maut)