ग़म

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Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Classical Persian غم (ğam), from Arabic غَمّ (ḡamm).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ɣəm/, [ɣɐ̃m], /ɡəm/, [ɡɐ̃m]

Noun[edit]

ग़म (ġamm (Urdu spelling غَم)

  1. grief, sorrow
    उसकी मौत पर गहरा ग़म मनाया।
    uskī maut par gahrā ġam manāyā.
    His death was deeply mourned.

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References[edit]

  • Platts, John T. (1884) “ग़म”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.