जम

Hindi

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /d͡ʒəm/, [d͡ʒɐ̃m]

Etymology 1

from Classical Sanskrit यम (yama).

Noun

जम • (jam) m (Urdu spelling جم)

  1. Yama

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Classical Persian جم (jam).

Noun

जम • (jam) m (Urdu spelling جم)

  1. a great king
  2. Jamshed, a mythological king of Persia, whom they confound with Solomon and Alexander the Great
  3. Solomon, Alexander the Great

Etymology 3

Verb

जम • (jam) (Urdu spelling جم)

  1. inflection of जमना (jamnā):
    1. stem
    2. second-person singular intimate present imperative
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