زخم

See also: رحم and زحم

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian [script needed] (z’hm /⁠zaxm⁠/).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ˈzaxm/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [zäxm]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [zäxm]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [zäxm]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [zæxm]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [zäχm]

Readings
Classical reading^?	zaxm
Dari reading^?	zaxm
Iranian reading^?	zaxm
Tajik reading^?	zaxm

Noun


Iranian Persian	زخم
Dari	زخم
Tajik	захм

زخم • (zaxm)

wound

Related terms

زخمی (zaxmi)
زخمی شدن (zaxmi šodan)

Descendants

→ Azerbaijani: zəxm
→ Bengali: জখম (jokhom)
→ Gujarati: જખમ (jakham)
→ Hindustani:
Hindi: ज़ख़्म (zaxm)

Urdu: زخم (zaxm)
→ Marathi: जखम (j̈akham)
→ Punjabi:
Gurmukhi script: ਜ਼ਖ਼ਮ (zaxam)

Shahmukhi script: زَخم (zaxm)
→ Tulu: ಜಖಮ್ (jakhamŭ)

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian (zaxm).

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /zəxm/

Noun

زخم • (zaxm) m (Hindi spelling ज़ख़्म)

wound (usually a gash, stab, tear)

Related terms

زخم کھانا (zaxm khānā)
زخم بھرنا (zaxm bharnā)
زخم دینا (zaxm denā)
زخمی (zaxmī)