کمک

Persian

Etymology

From Azerbaijani kömək (“help, assistance”), from Proto-Turkic *kömek (“help, assistance”). Compare Uzbek koʻmak (“help”), Kazakh көмек (kömek, “help”), Yakut көмө (kömö, “help”); Bashkir күмәк (kümäk, “group of people doing one job”).

Pronunciation

  • (Tajik) IPA(key): /kuˈmak/

Noun

Dari کمک
Iranian Persian
Tajik кумак (kumak)

کمک • (komak) (plural کمک‌ها‎ (komak-hâ))

  1. help, aid, assistance
  2. an assistant, a reserve

Derived terms

  • کمک کردن‎ (komak kardan, “help”)
  • کمک خواستن‎ (komak xâstan, “to ask for help”)
  • کمکی‎ (komaki, “auxiliary, helper”)

Descendants

  • → Georgian: ქომაგი (komagi)
  • → Hindi: कुमक (kumak)
  • → Urdu: کمک‎ (kumak)

See also

  • به کمک احتیاج دارید؟‎ (be komak ehtiyâj dârid?, “Do you (guys) need help?”, politely or to multiple people)
  • به کمک احتیاج داری؟‎ (be komak ehtiyâj dâri?, “Do you need help?”, familiarly and to one person)

References

  • Doerfer, Gerhard (1967) Türkische und mongolische Elemente im Neupersischen [Turkic and Mongolian Elements in New Persian] (Akademie der Wissenschaften und der Literatur: Veröffentlichungen der Orientalischen Kommission)‎ (in German), volume 3, Wiesbaden: Franz Steiner Verlag, pages 606–607
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