گام

See also: کام‎

Baluchi

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Iranian *gā́ma, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gā́ma, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷéh₂-mn̥ ~ *gʷh₂-mén-s, from *gʷeh₂- (“to step”). Cognate with Persian گام‎, Avestan 𐬔𐬁𐬨𐬀𐬥‎ (gāman), Northern Kurdish gav, Ancient Greek βῆμα (bêma), Sanskrit प्रगामन् (pragāman).

Noun

گام • (gám)

  1. step

See also

Kashmiri

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit ग्राम (grāma, “village”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ger- (“to gather”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡaːm/

Noun

گام • (gām) m (plural گام, Devanagari गाम)

  1. village
    ‏سُہ گَو گام روزنہِ‎ ― suh gav gām rōzni ― He went to the village to live

Derived terms

Persian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡɒːm/

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Iranian *gā́ma, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gā́ma, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷéh₂-mn̥ ~ *gʷh₂-mén-s, from *gʷeh₂- (“to step”). Cognate with Baluchi گام‎, Avestan 𐬔𐬁𐬨𐬀𐬥‎ (gāman), Northern Kurdish gav, Ancient Greek βῆμα (bêma), Sanskrit प्रगामन् (pragāman).

Noun

گام • (gâm)

  1. step

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French gamme.

Noun

گام • (gâm) (plural گام‌ها‎ (gâm-hâ))

  1. (music) scale
Derived terms

Urdu

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Persian گام‎ (gâm).

Noun

گَام • (gām) m (Hindi spelling गाम)

  1. step, footstep, pace

Etymology 2

Inherited from Sanskrit ग्राम (grāma, “village”).

Noun

گَام • (gām) m (Hindi spelling गाम)

  1. village

References

  • “گام”, in اُردُو لُغَت (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • “گام”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English] (in English), Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.
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