جامه

See also: جامہ‎ and چامه‎

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian yʾmk' (jāmag), from Proto-Iranian *yām- (“to hold”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *yámas, *yam- (“to hold”), from Proto-Indo-European *yém-o-s, from *yem- (“to hold”), see also Sanskrit यम् (yam, “to sustain”). Compare Old Armenian վարշամակ (varšamak).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒɑːˈma/

(Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒɑːˈma/

(Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒɒːˈme/

(Tajik) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒɔˈma/

Audio (Iran) (file)

Noun

Iranian Persian	جامه
Dari	جامه
Tajik	ҷома (joma)

جامه • (jâme) (plural جامه‌ها‎ (jâme-hâ))

a garment, robe, vest, gown, coat

Descendants

→ Hindustani:
- Hindi: जामा (jāmā)
- Urdu: جامہ‎ (jāma)
→ Bengali: জামা (jama)

References

Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892), “جامه”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul
MacKenzie, D. N. (1971), “ǰāmag”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press

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