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?

Khalaj

Noun

کام (kâm) (definite accusative کامؽ, plural کاملار)

1. Arabic spelling of kâm (“palate”)

Declension

Declension of کام

	singular	plural
nominative	کام	کاملار
genitive	کامؽݧ	کاملارؽݧ
dative	کامقا	کاملارقا
definite accusative	کامؽ	کاملارؽ
locative	کامچا	کاملارچا
ablative	کامدا	کاملاردا
instrumental	کاملا	کاملارلا
equative	کاموارا	کاملاروارا

Persian

Pronunciation

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

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰɑːm]

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

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰɒːm]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰɔm]

Readings
Classical reading?	kām
Dari reading?	kām
Iranian reading?	kâm
Tajik reading?	kom

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Old Persian 𐎣𐎠𐎶 (k-a-m)

Middle Persian 𐭠𐭬𐭪 (ʾmk)

Persian کام

From Middle Persian 𐭠‎𐭬‎𐭪 (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”).

Noun

Dari	کام
Iranian Persian
Tajik	ком

کام • (kâm) (plural کام‌ها (kâm-hâ))

1. desire, wish

   ایام به کام [باشد]! ― Ayyâm be kâm [bâšad]! ― May the days be of desire!

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

Synonyms

• مراد (morâd)
• مقصود (maqsud)

Derived terms

• کامروا (kâmravâ)
• کامکار (kâmkâr)

Etymology 2

Noun

Dari	کام
Iranian Persian
Tajik	ком

کام • (kâm) (plural کام‌ها (kâm-hâ))

1. (anatomy) palate, roof of the mouth

Descendants

• → Khalaj: kâm

References

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

Urdu

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /kɑːm/

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• Rhymes: -ɑːm

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀓𑀫𑁆𑀫 (kamma), from Sanskrit कर्मन् (karman). Cognate with Punjabi کَمّ (kamm), Doublet of کار (kār)

Noun

کام • (kām) m (Hindi spelling काम)

1. task, action, work

   آپ کا کام یہ ہے

   āp kā kām yih hai

   This is your task ...

2. employment, job

   Synonym: نوکری (naukarī)

   آج کل میں کام ڈھونڈ رہا ہوں۔

   āj kal ma͠i kām ḍhūnḍ rahā hū̃

   These days I'm looking for a job.

3. favour, chore

   میرے لئے ایک کام کرنا

   mere liye aik kām karnā

   do me a favour ...

4. function, purpose

   Synonym: مقصد (maqsad)

   یہ مشین گھاس کاٹنے کا کام دے گی۔

   yih maśīn ghās kāṭne kā kām de gī.

   This machine will serve as the grass cutter.

5. (poetry, figuratively) deed, work, attribute

   محمد ہی نام اور محمد ہی کام

   muḥammad hī nām aur muḥammad hī kām

   Muhammad - admired is his name; admired are his deeds

Etymology 2

Learned borrowing 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

Borrowed from Classical Persian کام (kām); see there for more.

Noun

کام • (kām) m (Hindi spelling काम)

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