جامه
Ottoman Turkish
Etymology
Borrowed from Persian جامه (jâme).
Noun
جامه • (came)
- a cloth, any woven material; a length of cloth
- a sheet
- a wrapper, or a wrap
- a garment, raiment
- a cup, bowl, goblet
Related terms
- پاجامه (pacame)
Further reading
- Redhouse, James W. (1890) “جامه”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 637
Persian
Etymology
From Middle Persian yʾmk' (jāmag), from Proto-Iranian *yām- (“to hold”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *yámas, *yam- (“to hold”), from Proto-Indo-European *yém-o-s, from *yem- (“to hold”), see also Sanskrit यम् (yam, “to sustain”). Compare Old Armenian վարշամակ (varšamak).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /d͡ʒaː.ˈma/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [d͡ʒɑː.mǽ]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [d͡ʒɒː.mé]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [d͡ʒɔ.mǽ]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | jāma |
| Dari reading? | jāma |
| Iranian reading? | jâme |
| Tajik reading? | joma |
Audio (Iran): (file)
Noun
| Dari | جامه |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | ҷома |
جامه • (jâme) (plural جامهها)
Derived terms
- پایجامه (pāyjāme)
Descendants
- → Azerbaijani: camə
- → Bengali: জামা (jama)
- → Chagatai: جامه
- Uzbek: joma
- → English: jam (“child's frock”)
- → Hindustani:
- → Ottoman Turkish: جامه (came)
- → Punjabi:
References
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892) “جامه”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul
- MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) “ǰāmag”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press