-ум

Tajik

Alternative forms

  • -юм (-yum)after vowels

Etymology

Inherited from Classical Persian ـُم (-um).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /um/, [‿um]

Suffix

-ум • (-um) (Persian spelling ـم)

  1. used to form ordinal numbers: -th
    панҷумpanjumfifth
    бисту якумbistu yakumtwenty first
  2. used to create the denominator of fractions: -th
    як шашуми меваyak šašum-i mevaa sixth of the fruit

Derived terms