ਕਾਇਮ

Punjabi

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian قَائِم (qā'im), from Arabic قَائِم (qāʔim).

Adjective

ਕਾਇਮ • (kāim) (Shahmukhi spelling قایم)

  1. established, set-up, existing
  2. firm

References

  • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਕਾਇਮ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons, page 532.
  • ਕਾਇਮ”, in Punjabipedia [ਪੰਜਾਬੀਪੀਡੀਆ] (in Punjabi), Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025