عوام
See also: غوام
Arabic
Etymology 1
| Root |
|---|
| ع و م (ʕ w m) |
| 4 terms |
From عَامَ (ʕāma), from the root ع و م (ʕ w m).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʕaw.waːm/
Noun
عَوَّام • (ʕawwām) m
Declension
| singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | عَوَّام ʕawwām |
الْعَوَّام al-ʕawwām |
عَوَّام ʕawwām |
| nominative | عَوَّامٌ ʕawwāmun |
الْعَوَّامُ al-ʕawwāmu |
عَوَّامُ ʕawwāmu |
| accusative | عَوَّامًا ʕawwāman |
الْعَوَّامَ al-ʕawwāma |
عَوَّامَ ʕawwāma |
| genitive | عَوَّامٍ ʕawwāmin |
الْعَوَّامِ al-ʕawwāmi |
عَوَّامِ ʕawwāmi |
Etymology 2
| Root |
|---|
| ع م م (ʕ m m) |
| 15 terms |
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʕa.waːmm/
Noun
عَوَامّ • (ʕawāmm) f pl
- plural of عَامَّة (ʕāmma)
Descendants
- → Azerbaijani: avam
- → Classical Persian: عَوَام (awām)
- → Urdu: عوام ('avām)
- → Punjabi: ਅਵਾਮ (avām)
- → Ottoman Turkish: عوام (avam)
- → Turkish: avam
- → Uyghur: ئاۋام (awam)
- → Uzbek: avom
Further reading
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “عوام”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary[1], London: W.H. Allen
Persian
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic عَوَامّ (ʕawāmm).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ʔa.ˈwaːm/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [ʔä.wɑːm]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [ʔæ.vɒːm]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [ʔä.vɔm]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | awām |
| Dari reading? | awām |
| Iranian reading? | avâm |
| Tajik reading? | 'avom |
Noun
عوام • ('avâm)
- plural of عامه (âmme) and عام (âmm)
- the common people, populace
- the illiterate or uneducated classes
Adjective
عوام • ('avâm)
Further reading
- Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “عوام”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim
- Bulkin, Carleton (2012) “عوام”, in Dari-English/English-Dari practical dictionary, 2nd edition, New York: Hippocrene Books, →ISBN, →LCCN, page 251
Urdu
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian عوام ('awām), from Arabic عَوَامّ (ʕawāmm), the plural of عَامَّة (ʕāmma). Compare Punjabi ਅਵਾਮ (avām).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /(ʔ)ə.ʋɑːm/
- Rhymes: -ɑːm
- Hyphenation: عَ‧وام
Noun
عَوام • ('avām) m (indeclinable, formal plural عَوامات ('avāmāt), Hindi spelling अवाम)
Synonyms
Derived terms
- عَوامی ('avāmī)
Related terms
- عام ('ām)
Further reading
- “عوام”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
- “عوام”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.
- Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “عوام”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.
- Platts, John T. (1884) “عوام”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
- S. W. Fallon (1879) “عوام”, in A New Hindustani-English Dictionary, Banaras, London: Trubner and Co.
- John Shakespear (1834) “عوام”, in A dictionary, Hindustani and English: with a copious index, fitting the work to serve, also, as a dictionary of English and Hindustani, 3rd edition, London: J.L. Cox and Son, →OCLC
Ushojo
Etymology
From Urdu عوام (ʿawām), from Arabic عَوَامّ (ʕawāmm).
Noun
عوام (ʿawām)