رم

See also: ژم

Arabic

Root
ر م م (r-m-m)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ram.ma/

Verb

رَمَّ • (ramma) I, non-past يَرُمُّ‎ (yarummu)

1. (transitive) to fix, to repair, to correct
2. (intransitive, of cables, ropes, etc.) to be cut
3. (intransitive) to decay, to rot, to decompose
4. (transitive) to eat, to consume
5. to take with one's lips

Conjugation

Conjugation of

رَمَّ

(form-I geminate, verbal noun رَمّ)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						رَمّ ramm
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						رَامّ rāmm
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مَرْمُوم marmūm
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	رَمَمْتُ ramamtu	رَمَمْتَ ramamta	رَمَّ ramma		رَمَمْتُمَا ramamtumā	رَمَّا rammā		رَمَمْنَا ramamnā	رَمَمْتُمْ ramamtum	رَمُّوا rammū
	f		رَمَمْتِ ramamti	رَمَّتْ rammat			رَمَّتَا rammatā			رَمَمْتُنَّ ramamtunna	رَمَمْنَ ramamna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَرُمُّ ʔarummu	تَرُمُّ tarummu	يَرُمُّ yarummu		تَرُمَّانِ tarummāni	يَرُمَّانِ yarummāni		نَرُمُّ narummu	تَرُمُّونَ tarummūna	يَرُمُّونَ yarummūna
	f		تَرُمِّينَ tarummīna	تَرُمُّ tarummu			تَرُمَّانِ tarummāni			تَرْمُمْنَ tarmumna	يَرْمُمْنَ yarmumna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَرُمَّ ʔarumma	تَرُمَّ tarumma	يَرُمَّ yarumma		تَرُمَّا tarummā	يَرُمَّا yarummā		نَرُمَّ narumma	تَرُمُّوا tarummū	يَرُمُّوا yarummū
	f		تَرُمِّي tarummī	تَرُمَّ tarumma			تَرُمَّا tarummā			تَرْمُمْنَ tarmumna	يَرْمُمْنَ yarmumna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَرُمَّ or أَرُمِّ or أَرْمُمْ ʔarumma or ʔarummi or ʔarmum	تَرُمَّ or تَرُمِّ or تَرْمُمْ tarumma or tarummi or tarmum	يَرُمَّ or يَرُمِّ or يَرْمُمْ yarumma or yarummi or yarmum		تَرُمَّا tarummā	يَرُمَّا yarummā		نَرُمَّ or نَرُمِّ or نَرْمُمْ narumma or narummi or narmum	تَرُمُّوا tarummū	يَرُمُّوا yarummū
	f		تَرُمِّي tarummī	تَرُمَّ or تَرُمِّ or تَرْمُمْ tarumma or tarummi or tarmum			تَرُمَّا tarummā			تَرْمُمْنَ tarmumna	يَرْمُمْنَ yarmumna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		رُمَّ or رُمِّ or اُرْمُمْ rumma or rummi or urmum			رُمَّا rummā				رُمُّوا rummū
	f		رُمِّي rummī							اُرْمُمْنَ urmumna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	رُمِمْتُ rumimtu	رُمِمْتَ rumimta	رُمَّ rumma		رُمِمْتُمَا rumimtumā	رُمَّا rummā		رُمِمْنَا rumimnā	رُمِمْتُمْ rumimtum	رُمُّوا rummū
	f		رُمِمْتِ rumimti	رُمَّتْ rummat			رُمَّتَا rummatā			رُمِمْتُنَّ rumimtunna	رُمِمْنَ rumimna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُرَمُّ ʔurammu	تُرَمُّ turammu	يُرَمُّ yurammu		تُرَمَّانِ turammāni	يُرَمَّانِ yurammāni		نُرَمُّ nurammu	تُرَمُّونَ turammūna	يُرَمُّونَ yurammūna
	f		تُرَمِّينَ turammīna	تُرَمُّ turammu			تُرَمَّانِ turammāni			تُرْمَمْنَ turmamna	يُرْمَمْنَ yurmamna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُرَمَّ ʔuramma	تُرَمَّ turamma	يُرَمَّ yuramma		تُرَمَّا turammā	يُرَمَّا yurammā		نُرَمَّ nuramma	تُرَمُّوا turammū	يُرَمُّوا yurammū
	f		تُرَمِّي turammī	تُرَمَّ turamma			تُرَمَّا turammā			تُرْمَمْنَ turmamna	يُرْمَمْنَ yurmamna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُرَمَّ or أُرَمِّ or أُرْمَمْ ʔuramma or ʔurammi or ʔurmam	تُرَمَّ or تُرَمِّ or تُرْمَمْ turamma or turammi or turmam	يُرَمَّ or يُرَمِّ or يُرْمَمْ yuramma or yurammi or yurmam		تُرَمَّا turammā	يُرَمَّا yurammā		نُرَمَّ or نُرَمِّ or نُرْمَمْ nuramma or nurammi or nurmam	تُرَمُّوا turammū	يُرَمُّوا yurammū
	f		تُرَمِّي turammī	تُرَمَّ or تُرَمِّ or تُرْمَمْ turamma or turammi or turmam			تُرَمَّا turammā			تُرْمَمْنَ turmamna	يُرْمَمْنَ yurmamna

Pashto

Etymology

Likely from Middle Persian *hram, borrowed from Parthian *hram (“fear, terror”), from Proto-Iranian *θráhma.

Noun

رم • (ram) m

1. fear, fright

Persian

Etymology 1

Likely from Middle Persian *hram, borrowed from Parthian *hram (“fear, terror”), from Proto-Iranian *θráhma. Doublet of سهم (sahm, “fear”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ɾam]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [räm]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [räm]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [räm]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [räm]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ɹæm]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ɾäm]

Readings
Classical reading?	ram
Dari reading?	ram
Iranian reading?	ram
Tajik reading?	ram

Noun

رَم • (ram)

1. (especially of animals, birds) shying, taking off from fright

Derived terms

• رَم دادَن (ram dâdan, “to scare, to frighten”)
• رَم کَردَن (ram kardan, “to shy, to run away”)
• رَمیدَن (ramidan, “to take fright, to shy”)

 

Descendants

• → Pashto: رم (ram)

Etymology 2

From French Rome.

Pronunciation

• (Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /ɾom/

Proper noun

رُم • (rom)

1. (Iran) Rome (the capital city of Italy)

Related terms

• روم (rum, “Rome”, historical empire and region)

Etymology 3

From French rhum or directly from English rum.

Pronunciation

• (Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /ɾom/

Noun

رُم • (rom)

1. rum

Etymology 4

From English RAM.

Pronunciation

• (Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /ɾæm/

Noun

رَم • (ram)

1. RAM (computing)

Etymology 5

From Middle Persian [script needed] (lm /⁠ram⁠/). Compare Manichaean Parthian [script needed] (rm /⁠ram⁠/, “flock”) and Old Armenian երամ (eram, “troop, flock”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ɾam]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [räm]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [räm]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [räm]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [räm]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ɹæm]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ɾäm]

Readings
Classical reading?	ram
Dari reading?	ram
Iranian reading?	ram
Tajik reading?	ram

Noun

رَم • (ram)

1. (obsolete) herd of cattle
2. (obsolete) assemblage of people

Related terms

• رمه (rame)