kâm

See also: Appendix:Variations of "kam"

Khalaj

Perso-Arabic		کام

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian (kâm).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kaːm/

Dialectal forms

(Ahmadabad, Bagh-e Yek, Borzabad, Darestan, Jerik Aghaj, Mohsenabad, Mujan, Sadabad, Talkh Ab)IPA^(key): [kɑːm]
(Bon Chinar, Chahak, Hasanabad, Kardijan, Khvorakabad, Mansurabad, Mazraeh-ye Now, Musaabad, Qorqor, Salafchegan, Sarahrud, Sefid Ab, Sefidaleh, Sorkh Deh, Varnavaj, Vasheqan, Zarnusheh, Zizgan)IPA^(key): [kɔ̞ːm]
(Chahak, Hezarabad, Kharrab, Mehrzamin, Naderabad, Safarabad, Sarband, Seqer Juq, Yengijeh)IPA^(key): [kɒːm]
(Feyzabad)IPA^(key): [kɑːmʊm] (inflected form attested only)
(Nowdeh, Qarah Su)IPA^(key): [kaːm]
(Talkh Ab)IPA^(key): [qɒːm], [kɑˑm]

Noun

kâm (definite accusative kâmı, plural kâmlar)

palate
Synonym: səq

Declension

Declension of *kâm*
	singular	plural
nominative	kâm	kâmlar
genitive	kâmııñ	kâmlarııñ
dative	kâmqa	kâmlarqa
definite accusative	kâmı	kâmları
locative	kâmça	kâmlarça
ablative	kâmda	kâmlarda
instrumental	kâmla	kâmlarla
equative	kâmvâra	kâmlarvâra

References

Doerfer, Gerhard (1980) Wörterbuch des Chaladsch (Dialekt von Charrab) [Khalaj dictionary] (in German), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó
Doerfer, Gerhard (1971) Khalaj Materials, Indiana University, →ISBN
Doerfer, Gerhard (1987) Lexik und Sprachgeographie des Chaladsch [Lexicon and Language Geography of Khalaj] (in German), Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz, →ISBN