گرم
Burushaski
Etymology
Borrowed from Hindi ग्राम (grām).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɡiram]
Noun
گرم (giram)
References
- Bechtholdt, Astrid (2025) “giram”, in Burushaski Hunza Dictionary (Webonary), Dallas, Texas, USA: SIL International, published 2017.
Gujarati
Adjective
گرم • (garam)
- Lisan ud-Dawat spelling of ગરમ (garam)
Pahari-Potwari
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian گرم (garm).
Adjective
گرم (garm)
Related terms
- گرمی (garmī)
Persian
Etymology 1
From Middle Persian [script needed] (glm /garm/, “warm”), from Proto-Iranian *garmáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gʰarmás, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰer- (“to warm, heat”), whence also English warm.[1] Cognate with Khotanese garma- (“hot”), etc.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ˈɡaɾm/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [ɡäɾm]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [ɡʲæɹm]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [ɡäɾm]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | garm |
| Dari reading? | garm |
| Iranian reading? | garm |
| Tajik reading? | garm |
Adjective
| Dari | گرم |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | гарм |
گرم • (garm) (comparative گرمتَر, superlative گرمتَرین)
- warm, hot
- Antonym: سرد (sard, “cold”)
- در بیابان هوا خیلی گرم است
- dar biyâbân havâ xeyli garm ast.
- In the desert, the weather is very hot.
- (figurative) warm, enthusiastic, passionate
- Antonym: سرد (sard, “cold, lukewarm”)
- (figurative) impressive, charming
- (figurative) friendly
Derived terms
- اسلحه گرم (aslahe garm, “firearm”)
- خون گرم (xun-garm, “sympathetic”)
- دمت گرم (damet garm, “bravo”)
- شیر گرم (šir-garm, “lukewarm”)
- گرم خیز (garm-xiz, “nimble, lively”)
- گرم رو (garm-row, “quick runner”)
- گرم سرد (garm-sard, “tepid, lukewarm”)
- گرما گرم (garmâ-garm, “fresh-hot”)
- گرمسیر (garmsir, “tropical area”)
- گرمی (garmi, “heat”)
Related terms
Descendants
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- (Iran) IPA(key): [ɡʲeˈɾæm]
Noun
گرم • (geram) (plural گرمها)
Etymology 3
Cognate with Russian горе (gore).
Noun
گرم • (gorm)
- (archaic) grief
References
- ^ Rastorgujeva, V. S., Edelʹman, D. I. (2007) Etimologičeskij slovarʹ iranskix jazykov [Etymological Dictionary of Iranian Languages] (in Russian), volume 3, Moscow: Vostochnaya Literatura, page 161
Sindhi
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian گرم (garm).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɡərəmʊ]
Adjective
گَرَمُ • (garamu) (Devanagari गरमु)
- warm, hot
- passionate, excited, brisk (trade)
References
- Parmanand, Mewaram (1910) “گَرَمُ”, in Sindhi-English Dictionary, Hyderabad, Sindh: The Sind Juvenile Co-operative Society
- Khānu, Balocu (1960–1988) “گَرَمُ”, in Jāmiʻ Sindhī lughāta (in Sindhi), Hyderabad, Sindh: Sindhī Adabī Borḍ
Urdu
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian گرم (garm). Compare Bengali গরম (gorom), Gujarati ગરમ (garam), Marathi गरम (garam), Assamese গৰম (gorom).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /ɡə.ɾəm/, /ɡəɾm/
Adjective
گرم • (garm) (indeclinable, Hindi spelling गर्म)
Related terms
- گرمی (garmī)
Ushojo
Etymology
Adjective
گرم (garm)