چم

See also: جم‎, خم‎, and حم‎

Baluchi

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *čáćšma (“eye”).

Noun

چم • (camm)

  1. eye

Derived terms

See also

Gojri

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀘𑀫𑁆𑀫 (camma), from Sanskrit चर्म (cárma).

Noun

چَم (cam) m

  1. skin, leather, hide, coat, peel, rind
  • چَمْڑو‎ (camṛo)
  • چَمْڑِی‎ (camṛī)

Further reading
  • Dr Rafique Anjum (2018) Concise Gojri-Kashmiri-English Dictionary, New Delhi: Adam Publishers & Distributors, →ISBN, page 187.
  • Javaid Rahi (2015), “چَمْ”, in گوجری ڈکشنری [Gojri Dictionary] (in Gojri), page 419, column 2.

Gulf Arabic

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Arabic كَمْ‎ (kam).

Determiner

چم • (čam)

  1. how many

Etymology 2

From Arabic كُمّ‎ (kumm).

Noun

چم • (čam) m (dual چمين‎ (čammēn), plural چموم‎ (čmūm))

  1. sleeve
Usage notes

Usually only used in the plural except when the two needs to be emphasized, e.g. نزل چمومك‎ (“lower your [two] sleeves”). Compare similar usage with عين‎ (ʕēn, “eye”).

Laki

Noun

چم (çim)

  1. eye

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian [Term?] (cym /čim/, “reason, cause, purpose, meaning”). Compare Gilaki چم‎ (čem, “mood, meaning, atmosphere”).

Pronunciation
  • (Tajik) IPA(key): /t͡ʃam/

Noun
Dari چم
Iranian Persian
Tajik чам (čam)

چم • (čem, čam) (plural چم‌ها‎ (čem-hâ, čam-hâ))

  1. meaning, sense
    Synonym: معنی‎ (ma'ni)

Inflection
    Enclitic-attached forms of چم (čam)
    Basic forms of چم (čam)
singular plural
bare چم
(čam)		 چم‌ها
(čam-hấ)
چما △
(čamấ)
definitive direct object چم را
(čam râ)
چم رو △
(čamo)		 چم‌ها را
(čam-hấ râ)
چما رو △
(čamấ ro)
ezâfe چم
(čam-e)		 چم‌های
(čam-hấ-ye)
چمای △
(čamấ-ye)
marked indefinite
or relative definite		 چمی
(čam-i)		 چم‌هایی
(čamấn-i, čam-hấ-i)
چمایی △
(čamấi)
△ Colloquial.

References

Mackenzie, D. N. (1971) A Concise Pahlavi Dictionary. p. 22. Retrieved December 15, 2022.

Talysh

Noun

چم (cam)

  1. eye

Torwali

Etymology

From Sanskrit चर्मन् (carman), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *čárma, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kérmn̥.

Noun

چم (čam)

  1. skin

Western Cham

Proper noun

چم (transliteration needed)

  1. Jawi spelling of Cam
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