یکم

Persian

Etymology

From ‎ (yek, “one”) + ‎ (-om, “-th, -st (ordinal number suffix)”).

Pronunciation

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

(Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /jaˈkʊm/

(Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /jeˈkom/

(Tajik) IPA^(key): /jaˈkum/

Adjective

یکم • (yekom)

(rare or archaic) first
(in compounds) first
‏‎ ― bist o yekom ― twenty-first

Usage notes

‎ (avval) is the standard word for "first" in modern Persian. Compound numbers, however, are always formed with ‎ (yekom).

Synonyms

اول‎ (avval)
نخست‎ (noxost)

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian ‎ (yekom).

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /jə.kʊm/

(Deccani) IPA^(key): /jə.kʊm/
Rhymes: -ʊm

Noun

یَکُم • (yakum) m (Hindi spelling यकुम) (indeclinable)

first day of the month

References

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

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