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 روزنہِsuh gav gām rōzniHe 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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