کانم

Persian

Alternative forms

کالم‎ (kâlom) (dialectal, obsolete)

Etymology

Attested in 14th century Lexicon "Sihāh ul-furs", from older texts of the Early New Persian, probably from Middle Iranian, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷḗn.

Pronunciation

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

(Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /kɑːˈnʊm/

(Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /kɒːˈnom/

(Tajik) IPA^(key): /kɔˈnum/

Noun

کانم • (kânom)

(obsolete) a married woman, wife
(obsolete) a widow
- 10th century, Monjik, (Please provide the book title or journal name):
  ‏ماند کانم که نیز نکند شوی‎
  mând kânom ke niz nakonad šôy
  (please add an English translation of this quote)

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