محکم

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مُحْكَم (muḥkam).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /muh.ˈkam/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mäɦ.kʰǽm]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [mɑː.kʰǽm]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [mɔː.kʰǽm]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [mæɦ.kʰʲǽm]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [mäɦ.kʰǽm]

Readings
Classical reading^?	muhkam
Dari reading^?	mahkam
Iranian reading^?	mahkam
Tajik reading^?	mahkam

Adjective

محکم • (mahkam)

tight, firm, fast
stable, secure, solid

Further reading

Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “محکم”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim