کانم

Persian

Alternative forms

کالم (kâlom) (dialectal, obsolete)

Etymology

Attested in 14th century Lexicon "Sihāh ul-furs", from older texts of the Early New Persian, probably from Middle Iranian, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷḗn. Doublet of .

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /kaː.ˈnum/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰɑː.nʊ́m]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [kʰɑː.nʊ́m]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [kʰɔː.núm]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰɒː.nóm]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰɔ.núm]

Readings
Classical reading^?	kānum
Dari reading^?	kānum
Iranian reading^?	kânom
Tajik reading^?	konum

Noun

کانم • (kânom)

(obsolete) a married woman, wife
(obsolete) a widow
- 10th century, Monjik, (Please provide the book title or journal name):
  ماند کانم که نیز نکند شوی
  mānd kānum ki nēz nakunad šōy
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)