گام

See also: کام

Baluchi

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Iranian *gáHma, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gáHma, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷéh₂-mn̥ ~ *gʷh₂-mén-s, from *gʷeh₂- (“to step”). Cognate with Persian , Avestan 𐬔𐬁𐬨𐬀𐬥 (gāman), Northern Kurdish gav, Ancient Greek βῆμα (bêma), Sanskrit प्रगामन् (pragāman).

Noun

گام • (gám)

step

Iraqi Arabic

Root
گ و م
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic قَامَ (qāma).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡaːm/

Verb

گام (gām) I (non-past يگوم (ygūm))

to stand
to start doing something

Conjugation

Conjugation of **گام**
		singular			plural
		1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person	1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person
past	m	گمت (gimit)	گمت (gimit)	گام (gām)	گمنا (gimna)	گمتو (gimtu)	گامو (gāmaw)
past	f	گمت (gimit)	گمتي (gimti)	گامت (gāmat)	گمنا (gimna)	گمتن (gimtan)	گامن (gāman)
present	m	اگوم (agūm)	تگوم (tgūm)	يگوم (ygūm)	نگوم (ngūm)	تگومون (tgūmūn)	يگومون (ygūmūn)
present	f	اگوم (agūm)	تگومين (tgūmīn)	تگوم (tgūm)	نگوم (ngūm)	تگومن (tgūman)	يگومن (ygūman)
imperative	m		گوم (gūm)			گومو (gūmu)
imperative	f		گومي (gūmi)			گومن (gūman)

Kashmiri

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit ग्राम (grāma, “village”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ger- (“to gather”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡaːm/

Noun

گام • (gām) m (plural گام, Devanagari गाम)

village
سُہ گَو گام روزنہِ ― su gav gām rōzni ― He went to the village to live

Derived terms

گامُک (gāmuk, “villager”)

Persian

Pronunciation

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

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

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ɡ̥ɒːm]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ɡɔm]

Readings
Classical reading^?	gām
Dari reading^?	gām
Iranian reading^?	gâm
Tajik reading^?	gom

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Iranian *gáHma, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gáHma, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷéh₂-mn̥ ~ *gʷh₂-mén-s, from *gʷeh₂- (“to step”). Cognate with Baluchi , Avestan 𐬔𐬁𐬨𐬀𐬥 (gāman), Northern Kurdish gav, Ancient Greek βῆμα (bêma), Sanskrit प्रगामन् (pragāman).

Noun

گام • (gâm)

step
Synonym: قدم (qadam)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French gamme.

Noun

گام • (gâm) (plural گام‌ها)

(music) scale

Derived terms

گام ماژور (gâm-e mâžor)
گام مینور (gâm-e minor)

Urdu

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ɡɑːm/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Classical Persian (gām).

Noun

گَام • (gām) m (Hindi spelling गाम)

step, footstep, pace

Etymology 2

Inherited from Sanskrit ग्राम (grāma, “village”).

Noun

گَام • (gām) m (Hindi spelling गाम)

village

References

“گام”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
“گام”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.