अलम

See also: अलम् and आलम

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic عَلَم‎ (ʕalam).

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ə.ləm/, [ə.l̪ə̃m]

Noun

अलम • (alam) m (Urdu spelling علم‎)

  1. (poetic) grief; tragedy
    शब-ए-अलम ― śab-e-alam ― a night of tragedy
  2. (chiefly poetic) banner, flag
    Synonyms: ध्वजा (dhvajā), झंडा (jhaṇḍā), पताका (patākā)

Declension
Declension of अलम (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct अलम
alam		 अलम
alam
oblique अलम
alam		 अलमों
alamõ
vocative अलम
alam		 अलमो
alamo
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