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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